Holly's Page

I am the last person who has the right to complain about Daphne's sleeping habits. She rarely sleeps less than 9 hours at night and most of the time she sleeps for 10. She rarely (almost never) wakes up at night and she goes right back to sleep after being cuddled for a minute. We are very well rested parents.

I wish that someone could explain to me why she has such a hard time napping. Why is it that she will sleep for an hour in the afternoon while I watch TV or read a book, but if I try to put her in her crib she wakes up within 5 minutes of being put down. It seems that as long as she is in my lap sleep comes easy, but the minute her head hits those sheets she starts moving around. We even put up darker curtains in her room hoping that would help,but it doesn't. This is the same child who will go to sleep in her crib at night and won't wake up even if I run the vacuum. In the afternoon even the click of her bedroom door being closed is enough to wake her up. Strange.

I think I have complained about that enough. I know that I am not going to get any sympathy. So I will move on. What books are Daphne enjoying this week you ask? Well, I will tell you. I am reading and re-reading The Runaway Bunny. This is very difficult because it makes me want to cry. Jack and Daphne are reading a wonderful book When the Moon is High. This is a nice quiet before bedtime book. Eliana is reading Daphne Goodnight Moon, Daphne's favorite book.