Variations in Napping

Though as babies my kids napped on pretty similar schedules, as toddlers/preschoolers they couldn't be more different. Gehrig (is like his daddy and) has always loved a good nap and only recently stopped taking them regularly. Greer (is like her mommy and) doesn't need them so much. She also recently stopped taking them regularly...at two and a half years younger than her brother. However, we still have afternoon rest time and the other day...

I found Gehrig (turning 5 in a month!) asleep on the floor. It made me chuckle to wonder how he decided to just lay down right there with no books or toys and just take a snooze. I can already tell he is going to be the teenager that can sleep for days. :)

Meanwhile, Greer doesn't quite know what to do with herself and her "quiet" time. We are at a loss as to how to guide her but plan to focus on some toddler bootcamp anyway when I finish working in a couple of weeks! So, this is how I found her...

"Mommy, see my pretty dress!" For the record, it is a bathing suit coverup and not what she was wearing when I left. Apparently her idea of rest time is having a fashion show and completely dismantling her closet in the process.

She is quite resourceful and so incredibly funny. I wish I had half her personality! But it isn't all that much fun to completely clean her room after every rest time, so we have to come up with something soon! Of course today, since I decided to blog about this topic, they are both sleeping so soundly.

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I'll enjoy it while I can. :)