We signed Cale up for a 2 day program at a local Montessori school. I didn't think that January 7th would come so quickly. Jeff has been out of town at a conference this week so it was me that took little man to his first day of daycare. I was an emotional wreck last night and this morning. Cale was an emotional wreck when I dropped him off this morning. It was hard to leave. The staff there was so nice. They let me sit in the front office until I calmed down and were so encouraging. I just called the daycare and Cale cried a little through breakfast, but then found a little boy to play with and started crawling all over the place and got really excited! He is a little fussy now just because he is tired. We'll see how the 1 nap a day goes. Right now he is still on 2 naps, but the Montessori school does a nap from 12-2:30.
Here's a question for you mom's who read my blog-Jeff and I are pondering and talking about what to do for the other 5 days he is not in daycare. Do we try to get him on the daycare schedule of 1 nap a day or do we just stick with our own schedule of a nap around 9 or 10 am and a nap around 1-2 pm? I would appreciate your input. Thanks!
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Hi guys! Definitely NOT a sleep expert here. We have many of our own sleep issues, but I wanted to share my ideas anyways :) I'm a routine oriented person (as you know oh so well) so I would probably try to keep him on the same schedule each day. Also, Hannah dropped her morning nap a little before 12 months and it was heaven. She was a little cranky for about a month, but we could finally get out and do things in the mornings! But not all kids are ready for that. If, after trying it for a week, Cale seemed overly tired or cranky or not himself, I would definitely try to go back to your own schedule. Whatever makes Cale happy will probably be the best solution for everyone. You know him so well and you will figure out what he needs right away. I would trust your instincts and follow his cues. He'll show you what he needs. You guys are great parents and I'm sure he'll adjust easier than you think to whatever you decide. There's my two cents :) Love ya!
ReplyDeleteSince you will still have him in your care for the other five days, then you have the majority of the days and therefore the ability to choose how it will be, since he'll do the routine that happens most often.
ReplyDeleteYou can actually do both routines, if you want. 2 naps when he's home, 1 when he's away. That might be an easy way to transition him for the next 6 months until he's ready to drop one of the naps. Kids usually drop down to one nap anyway around 12 to 18 months of age, so you're about to that point anyway. The bonus is that it'll start to consolidate into one longer afternoon nap - maybe even about 2 hours! It is so nice to have a long chunk of time in the afternoon for him (and you or Jeff) to have a break.