We've been struggling lately to figure out if Kate needs two naps or one because she's been pretty hard to get down for naps. I've gotten pretty used to our little routine of two naps, and don't feel particularly excited to change it, but if she's ready to drop the morning nap, then we'll do it. The problem is that one day she is and the next day she isn't. The inconsistency drives me bonkers. Anyway, one solution I've been trying is to limit Kate's morning nap to 45 minutes or an hour to preserve her afternoon nap. I hate waking up a sleeping kiddo (especially mine!), but it seems to be working for now. When I go in to wake her up or after her afternoon naps, she has started to lay her head down on my shoulder, which I think is just the best. She will usually only keep it there for about 15 seconds and then she's ready to get moving. But, last Friday, she put her head down and left it there. And we just snuggled for a few whole minutes. And when she picked her head up, it was just to move it to the other shoulder. Then we snuggled again. I tried not to make any noise or quick movements so she would stay with me. Her hair was tickling my face, but I didn't move because I wanted that moment to last forever. And for those few minutes, the moment did last. I even closed my eyes to try to burn it into my memory; Kate's little body, how she smelled, how she felt in my arms. My little girl is so busy and doesn't do much sitting still anymore so those moments meant the world to me.
Oh, Kate, I love you so much!
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that
take our breath away."
-Unknown
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