Trying to rest

The days of naps are over. I have been taking naps on a regular basis ever since high school, and now I have to stop. Rebecca has been gradually phasing out of naps for a couple of months now, napping as often as not; but I think naps are now officially a thing of the past for us. This wasn't supposed to happen until she turned three!

The past three weeks I think she's had maybe three naps, and each of those days, she did not fall asleep at night until between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. She has been doing great without naps, and is happy and energetic, but I have not been doing ver well. She still has quiet time in her room for an hour each afternoon, which is nice; but that is not long enough for me to really nap, and it makes me nervous trying to fall asleep, knowing that she will be unsupervised.

After finally accepting that she would not nap, the last two nights I have gone to bed early and slept 12 hours and 10 hours straight, and I am still tired. So during the day, I often just lie on the sofa while Rebecca plays. She likes me to read to her, but I can only read for about 20 mintues at a time without getting a headache. It is quite cozy, however, and I'm glad she likes snuggling up to me and reading. This is how Steve found us when he came home from work the other day. I am smiling because I am glad to see him; not because I am this cheerful all day long! Rebecca is glad to see him, too, but at the moment she is engrossed in her new Bible story book that she got from us for Christmas.