School Days Update
Leif loves school.
He knows it’s a school day when Aleece packs his Diego backpack in the morning. Then just after lunch he gets to go out side and wait for the bus. Leif is on constant lookout and as soon as he sees the bus he starts pointing and yelling. His teachers say Leif is doing well, he is talking and communicating more with then and loves all the activities they do.
The thing about school is that it is right smack in the middle of Leif’s normal nap time, so on school days Leif does not get a nap. He gets home at 3:00pm and if he falls asleep right then he can easily be asleep all night long, usually to awake at about 3:00am the following morning. We try to keep him awake for a while and make sure he gets a snack or dinner before he crashes. Usually this results in Leif getting over-stimulated and not being able to settle down. The one thing that works is a video. We can get him to stop moving and watch a video, but on school days Leif usually does not last 30 min. and crashes on the couch.
Kalven in not immune to this crashing out either. We try to keep Kalven awake a little longer after lunch so that he can sleep while Leif is gone, makes life a little easier and then Mommy can get some stuff done or get some personal time. One of the ways we can keep Kalven awake is to put him in his jumper. Kalven loves to jump in that thing and Leif helps by using it as a swing. But sometimes sleep gets the better of Kalven.
Kalven will crash out wherever he is. Just like Leif, Kalven can sleep anywhere in any position.