Schedules

Although my girls are very different in almost every way, they have always slept at the same time. This has been wonderful...giving Mommy some alone time during nap time.

They were napping three times a day up until a few weeks ago, when Brooks we decided to change their schedule.

I suppose they needed a new schedule...there were days where they didn't want to nap as much and they wanted to stay awake way past nap time. But there were other days where they seemed so tired and slept great during their three nap times.

The new schedule consists of only two nap times....from 9:30a.m. to 12, and then again from 2:30p.m. to 5p.m.

Here's the problem:
Gianna has no issues with these long naps...she is a great napper.
Maya, on the other hand, will sleep for about an hour and a half, then wants to get up. If I ignore her and let her cry (hoping she will go back to sleep), she will stand up in her crib and talk and yell at Gigi until both girls are awake, laughing at each other.
If I get Maya up early (when she wants to get up), she is tired and fussy during the next awake time, doesn't want to eat well, and makes me miserable.

So what do we do? Go back to three naps a day? Stick it out longer and see if Maya adjusts? Or...have the girls on two different schedules? The latter sounds terrible. This mommy needs nap time to get laundry and cooking done!

Also, for the record, I've learned that super tired/exhausted babies do NOT sleep better than well rested babies. Sleep begets sleep...if they nap well, it makes them nap well. It doesn't make tons of sense, but trust me, it's true.

If anyone has any advice, I need it!




Okay, I'm finished whining about my sweet angels.

Here are some Sayer family updates:

• The girls are pulling themselves up on anything that holds still long enough, including the couch, Norah, the oven, and the kitchen cabinets. They will hold on to the couch and 'walk' all around it.

• Gianna LOVES walking. When we hold her hands and let her 'walk' down the hall, she will laugh and laugh. She is the fastest crawler I have ever seen...sometimes I think she has some x-men powers that allow her to teleport from the living room to the bathroom in 2 seconds. I'm considering changing her name to Nightcrawler.

• We are using only cloth diapers right now. I decided to just go for it...make the switch. I really like the diapers and I've noticed less diaper rash problems. The extra laundry doesn't seem to be a huge deal. I've been using our homemade laundry soap to wash the diapers and it seems to be working fine. I guess the worst part is dumping out the poop into the toilet and sometimes touching poop/pee (accidentally, of course). This actually doesn't bother me too much...I'm a nurse...universal precautions, people.

Aunt Kim came to visit last weekend and took some pictures of the girls. I'm still not sure if she came to hang out with the girls or play with the Wii...either way, we were happy to see her!