Power Naps

I never would have believed Mrs. T, if I hadn't seen for myself...Riley has become quite the power napper over the past couple of days. Friday, Mrs. T gave us Riley's daily report that included an afternoon nap from 10:45-1:40! That's a 2 hr. and 45 min. nap...at one time! This long of a nap is a first for Riley. Usually her naps are anywhere between 30 - 45 min. But as I mentioned...I wouldn't have believed it unless I saw it...and Saturday...she did it again. Riley power napped for 2.5 hours. This gave JD and I plenty of time to get the Christmas decorations stashed away for the year.

Power naps are definitely good, except for when they interfere with sleeping through the night!!! Friday and Saturday night, Riley had a bit of a tough time getting through the night...at least in her own bed. For some reason, after the midnight hour, Riley was awaken from her slumber. She didn't cry, rather yakked and yakked, with her eyes not even open all the way. I thought for sure she would drift back off to sleep, but she never did. So, JD and I took turns soothing her. After 3 attempts each night, it was too easy to just keep her close to us and comfort her sleepless nights.

Although she still tossed and turned with us, she managed to wake up bright eyed and happy!

Only time will tell what tomorrow holds, but I can't complain...Riley has been a close to perfect sleeper since the day we brought her home from the hospital.