The Nap
Once in a blue moon....
Here’s the scene.
I come home from an afternoon of driving the very nice people of Buffalo, NY around and when I get in the door it’s quiet
Like, FREAKY quiet
BW is in the family room buried under a pile of fuzzy yarn working her obsession project of 2026 (this in itself could be a post) and there’s no noise.
At first, I heard and misunderstood that she was over at Carson’s house but I was wrong. Shewas home, but where.
“I dunno, upstairs” BW told me
I did what any concerned parent would do when it was way to quiet. I went a looked.
She wasn’t in her room, but there was a clue - our bedroom door was closed. Our bedroom door never closes because we like to hear what’s going on
I went downstairs to tell BW what I had found and she suggested I check.
“If she’s asleep, I’m not waking her up”, I told BW.
“She might have her device on her” BW replied.
Nyeah, she can be bad, but she knows better. She loves that thing too much to mess with the no-device rule that much.
As I was going to check on her against my instincts, I was met by the child at the top of the stairs.
“Did you have a NAP?” I asked,
Turns out that yes, she did have a nap. We keep telling her that naps are needed sometimes and apparently the trampoline at Carson’s house combined with a a healthy dose of fresh air wore her out…and she was out.
And, you guys - she was a delight tonight. Yes, there was a little bedtime pushback but nothing serious and she PJ’d up and brushed teeth and then played quietly in her room for a good half an hour.
When she was done, she came looking for me with her favorite stuffy in her hand and told me to tuck her in - she was done.
When I was tucking her in tonight she told me that she really liked the nap and she might have one the next time after she plays with Carson.
I gave her a kiss on the forehead and told her that I thought that was a good idea because naps are awesome.
Tonight’s Lesson: Even the ones that fight naps the hardest eventually succumb to the power of the nap.
Until Next Time,
TH and Co.