Why is it that if a toddler falls asleep in his carseat for even 42 SECONDS, he does not need his regularly scheduled 2 hour nap? How is that possible? Every single one of my kids has followed this same illogical pattern. If a kid of mine even blinks too long, I start rolling down windows and singing loudly in order to deter an unauthorized snooze. Seriously. Less than ONE MINUTE of closed eyes in the car means no nap at home.
Why?! The math does NOT work!
7:16 pm
Aack! 2 year old Michael does that to me all the time. However, he fakes me out. He’ll act like he’s completely out as I take him out of his carseat, will rest limply on my shoulder as I carry him inside the house, then will remain sound asleep until I put him in his crib and cover him up. As soon as I do, he’ll jump up and say, “Me awake!” UGH
7:57 pm
I think their nap time and God’s time are very similar. You know how God’s day is a thousand years and His one thousand years is a day? Kid’s naps are like that…
8:03 pm
I know exactly what you mean. Although with my middle guy we can move him from the car into the stroller, shopping cart, bed, just about anything and he’ll stay asleep. He loves his sleep so that helps.
I’ve done the singing loudly thing, too. Sometimes I even add songs that we have to do motions to! Helps keep them moving
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1:57 am
Creepy. This is what my blog post is about today!!! Great minds think alike. Head on over if you want some tips
4:52 am
It’s one of the things the nurses whisper in their ears before they are discharged from the hospital at birth. These are the nuggets that are wickedly planted in the cherub’s brains before they are released to us:
1. Do the car nap thing just to irritate the snot out of your parents.
2. When mom gets on the phone, begin pulling at her shirt tail, smearing chocolate pudding into the rug, or pouring your own milk from the jug. There are other activities which also work to meet this particular objective. These are only suggestions.
3. When dining out, choose from one of these diversionary tactics:
a. announce loudly that you need to go poop
b. throw spaghetti on the floor or into the hair of the old lady at the next table
c. cry. cry. cry some more.
It’s a conspiracy, like I mentioned. Evil.
3:14 pm
Oh, I do the exact same thing. The boy seems to think that if he sleeps in the car then he can play with mommy all afternoon.
6:33 pm
Both of my boys followed this crazy pattern. I don’t know WHY!!??!!
I know a woman who did a lot of babysitting. When she’d take her day care kids out to run errands, she kept a spray bottle in the car. If the kids started dozing, she would squirt them in the face. I’ve never had the heart to do that, though!
3:27 am
I feel your pain. I do my best to avoid car napping, but sometimes it is unavoidable.
5:41 pm
What a nightmare it is! We start playing “I Spy” as soon as their eyes start to roll into their little heads.
2:12 pm
And why is it that a parent can’t have that same experience? Can you imagine…close your eyes briefly, drift off for a mere 3 minutes and bam! You are refreshed and rejuvenated to stay up all night with the baby.
9:02 pm
My boys too!! All 4 of them followed that pattern!
4:23 pm
Oh, I hear you. This is why my almost-2yr-old boy and I do not ever leave the house after about 11:00 am. Because if we’re driving home anywhere around 12:00, those loooong blinks show up. And then, like you, I must start playing with the windows. Even when it was 17 degrees outside. Anything, to keep him awake, to preserve that precious naptime.
1:21 pm
Mine can fall asleep through my awful singing in the car, but one little whisper at home wakes him up! I can’t believe I haven’t thought of rolling the windows down. I’ll try that next time. thanks!
6:32 pm
Yeah, I just don’t get it. Just like I don’t get WHY on Saturday and Sunday my 3 kids are up WITHOUT prompting from me – at 6:30 AM – while on school days I drag them out of bed with shouts and threats at 7:15AM!