Friday, March 19, 2010

Naptime...our routine

An everyday moment: Naptime at our home Clay walked in the living room today & captured a picture of part of our everyday life...Parker's naptime.

Each day, anywhere between 12:15 -1pm, I sit in the recliner with Parker's blue blanket, his pacifier & the t.v. remote. I snuggle him in my arms & while he's falling asleep I take turns watching him &/or either the latest show on the Food Network or According to Jim. :)
Back when I was working every day, one of the things I would wish for was to be able to rock Parker to sleep for his nap. The day after I was laid off I took care of that & haven't stopped since!! I love it probably more than he does!
After he's asleep, which can be anywhere from 2 minutes to 15 minutes, I go & lay him down in our bed, where he snuggles in between pillows & covers & sleeps soundly for an hour & a half to 2 hours. Now, a year ago he would only nap for a half an hour or so, but that has changed as he's gotten older (& when we started laying him down in our bed vs. his crib! :))

It's a simple routine, but I love it so much & cherish the snuggle time!

2 comments:

Jennifer said...

John Alden and I do the same thing and I LOVE it!!! It is my favorite part of the day, but he is only napping arounf 30 min - 1 hour twice a day. I am looking forward to one longer nap... maybe I will be able to get some house work done then. haha! We need to get the boys together when you come home this summer. Hope you are having a great weekend. See you soon.
Jennifer

Marsha Goodwin said...

Nothing better than rockin' your baby...I love your blog...Thanks for sharing your days with us and pix of Parker....Love you