Sleeping
February 9, 2008
God forbid this child take a nap in his bed in the afternoon. He is way to busy for that. But in the evening when I am making dinner he often falls asleep on the couch.
He is horrible after these naps. He screams and cries and has tantrum after tantrum about things that are apparent only to him. And then doesn’t want to go to bed at night, which means the “fun” lasts even longer.
Thank goodness he is cute.
Posted by Chris @ 7:16 pm
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I hate those late afternoon snoozes. My kids always woke up crabby too. I used to pay the older ones to keep their younger siblings awake while I made dinner.
February 9th, 2008 at 7:30 pmSomeone just commented on my blog that God makes children and animals cute so we don’t kill them!
February 9th, 2008 at 7:38 pmMiles IS adorable.
hey! I’ve got one of those too!
February 9th, 2008 at 7:40 pmbtw, I know I read this blog too often when I see your quote in Parenting and correct it since any loyal reader knows you don’t have a 7 year old daughter.
February 9th, 2008 at 7:43 pmWe have those sort of naps at our house too. He’s awfully sweet all curled up in his undies.
February 9th, 2008 at 8:04 pmAre those superhero underpants?
Because, you know, superheroes have a lot going on in the afternoon. Bad guys to thwart, crime to fight, etcetera, etcetera.
I’m sure you understand.
February 9th, 2008 at 8:32 pmBen is that way too. He used to be a such a good sleeper and napper. But for a while now he won’t slow down and then when he does its late in the day and he wakes up a bear.
Like you and Miles, we often thank goodness that he’s cute.
February 9th, 2008 at 8:41 pmGreat photo!
February 9th, 2008 at 8:51 pmCheers.
I have one of those, too…and mine loves to run around in just his shirt and unders too…even in the middle of winter. You’re right…they are very lucky they’re cute!
February 9th, 2008 at 8:56 pmthe skinnies (aka undies) are the cutest part of this picture… he’s killin’ me
February 9th, 2008 at 9:18 pmHe is soooo cute! My four year old son does exactly the same thing…falls asleep while dinner is cooking. He does the tantrum and screaming too. When it’s time for bed, he “can’t want to go.” Thank goodness for their cuteness or I’d lose my mind. I’m so glad to know I’m not the only one this happens to.
February 9th, 2008 at 9:37 pmMy kids did that today. I tried sooooo hard to get them to nap, but they refused. They were just too excited about the birthday party later that afternoon we were going to.
February 9th, 2008 at 9:44 pmSo they fell asleep on the way to the party. And were in WONDERFUL moods when we got to the party.
Good thing they’re cute. And able to be bribed with cake.
Oh my. I have a three year old boy who does the same thing. Except when he’s at home, he doesn’t have his undies on, he’s just as naked as he is for the rest of the day.
And then there is the painful ride to and from picking up the biggers from dance at 7pm. How does one keep a three year old awake for that?
Sigh….
Very very cute pic though!
February 9th, 2008 at 10:00 pmYea, mine too. We just call him Mr. Grumpypants and steer clear for 30 minutes or so while he gets over himself. Then he gets his second wind and is good to go for five more hours. It kills me. But yet, I still find myself staring at his adorablesness after he finally succumbs to sleep.
February 9th, 2008 at 10:06 pmAnd just think…all too soon he will be an elusive teenager.
February 9th, 2008 at 10:43 pmI don’t dare let my toddler nap for more than 5 minutes. She’d never get to sleep at night. And those late afternoon naps are the worst.
February 9th, 2008 at 11:09 pmmy son also becomes the mayor of Crankville after those naps!
Miles is adorable!!
February 9th, 2008 at 11:29 pmOh! I relate.
If my oldest two (3 & 5) fall asleep past 3, the evening is a GONG SHOW.
Good thing they are so STINKING CUTE.
February 9th, 2008 at 11:48 pmdid you just post about my life?
February 9th, 2008 at 11:51 pmYeah. I have one of those sitting on my lap right now. It’s 11 pm, all of her siblings are in bed. She’s cute too.
February 10th, 2008 at 12:09 amHey, I have one of those. My almost-4 year old does the same thing. He won’t nap around 1pm which would be perfect….but he falls asleep around 5pm, misses dinner, and then is up ALL NIGHT. Doesn’t he know that he’s infringing on my ME TIME?!?
February 10th, 2008 at 12:22 amYou just need to put an apron on him and let him help in the kitchen. That’s even MORE fun! I made my almost three year old an apron for Christmas and now she has decided I’m not allowed to set foot in the kitchen without her help. At least it keeps her busy and in my sight.
February 10th, 2008 at 12:58 amMy (now 9 year old) brother used to do the same thing. Even more fun is when we’d be in a restaurant just slightly past his 7:30 cut off time and he’d fall asleep in his food.
February 10th, 2008 at 2:51 amMy son is the same - he is HORRENDOUS after a nap. I open the door, turn on the light low in his room, and leave him to it for 30 minutes. Can’t think where he gets it from……
Last weekend, my husband made the mistake of getting him out of his cot and bringing him into our room immediately after waking. He lay tantrumming on our bed for 45 minutes, all unintelligably.
February 10th, 2008 at 5:26 amI wish I had your relaxed attitude about sleep. My third child is just a couple days younger than Miles and we are going through the samething. No nap days leave me frazzled because the 4 to 6pm crankies are intense. And nap days pushes her bed time later so that it interferes in important things like my glass of wine and mindnumbing tv time. I know this too shall pass, but it would be nice if I viewed it as a cute phase like you instead of torture!
February 10th, 2008 at 8:41 amMy son does that too.
February 10th, 2008 at 11:29 amWell, I feel better after reading all the comments, I thought our daughter was the only kid ever to have complete freakout meltdowns AFTER her nap. If it’s after 3:00 or so, I won’t even let her nap, if I can help it - get her to bed early instead (despite her strenuous protests)!
February 10th, 2008 at 12:57 pmain’t it just like a 3 year old? Of course, I’m assuming. . .
February 10th, 2008 at 1:16 pmOH yes……I know all about those and I feel your pain. My guy is almost four so I’m hoping that the couch napping will end shortly.
February 10th, 2008 at 1:42 pmThat is the cutest picture! Save it for Blackmail someday. That can be your reward for his evening crabbiness!
February 10th, 2008 at 9:11 pmMy 4-year has been doing that for almost two years now. It’s a crime to let him take a nap past 2 pm because if he naps too close to bed time and before dinner, all hell breaks lose and the fun, as you mentioned, lasts past midnight. We always debate taking him anywhere after 4 pm in the stroller or car because then it’s almost certain he’ll fall asleep and unleash his wrath on unsuspecting people.
February 11th, 2008 at 1:35 amGah, my 3-year-old does the SAME thing. Drives me crazy. Then he stays up ’til nearly 10, and I could just cry I’m so tired.
February 11th, 2008 at 3:52 pmAs I’m reading this, right now, my 3 year-old son is having one of those very same post-nap fits! This one is because (as far as I can make out) I mentioned the game Master Mind, as in “would you play Master Mind with me?” And I guess, he didn’t want to play Master Mind. Thank you for making me feel so not alone during these fits - I’ll try to remember this post next time, and I think it will help me catch my breath and get through it.
February 11th, 2008 at 4:18 pmMy two boys are so darn cute. Their cuteness is in direct proportion to their horribleness. Seriously. God makes em so cute cause if they weren’t… well. We might have to eat our young.
February 11th, 2008 at 5:48 pmChris-
I think we have the same child, right now to the Marvel themed undies. My 3 yr old son does the same thing! He’s horrible when he wakes up or is woken up.
February 11th, 2008 at 5:48 pmThose aren’t super hero undies, those are thomas undies. My son has those and this picture is almost identical to the one I took of him about a month ago. He passed out at my mom’s house on the recliner for about 2 hours. He doesn’t wake up grumpy though anymore thank goodness, I feel for ya though!
February 11th, 2008 at 7:54 pm