Um, yeah, this is what I found after a 2 hour quiet time. I tried transitioning to quiet time after 2 weeks of no naps and it worked wonderfully. She loved having time to herself and spent most of the time playing in her closet, as you can see. However, after spending a couple of days out of town and her not napping OR getting quiet time, she had the saddest, most horrific meltdown I have seen since infancy. It took Bobby and I both to calm her down, get her to eat a quick bite and down by 6 pm (her normal bedtime is 7:30). So needless to say, she thinks she is big, but still needs that naptime routine, even if it is just to spend some time alone. She was this way even as a baby. Got overstimulated way easy. It hit me one day how horribly I attempt to keep her entertained. We were driving to meet my parents and about 40 minutes into the drive, Bobby was reading and I was driving with the radio off, I realized I had been lost in my thoughts (I do that lots :)) and turned around to see what she was doing and she was gazing out the window happily. I asked her (stupid I know), "Abs, do you want me to turn on a DVD or do you just want to sit?" and she replied, "just sit Momma." Yeah, me too. So why is it that in this noisy, crazy world, I feel the need to constantly stimulate my child? So I quit. And am trying to stick to it. Because you know what? I desperately want my child to love silence. To love being alone with her thoughts. To be comfortable in her own skin. And to someday, delight in her time alone with her Father. And by gosh, I am not just going to hope it will happen. We are setting new patterns!
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