Rochelle Staying at Home

This is my first post of actual blogging. I have long avoided doing one because I don't like to follow trends and I don't want to brag about my life. Or maybe there really isn't anything to brag about. However, after watching Julie & Julia I thought I could become famous by being me. Probably not, but I can try. Everyday I have profound conversations with myself about so many different topics. Motherhood mostly, but there are the political thoughts, cooking thoughts, religious thoughts and marriage thoughts. Maybe this can help other moms who need a little pick me up or justification that they are doing the right thing..... Here goes!

Today my major thought is about NAPS, my two year old Cody has been a very energetic child and has sucked the life out of me on a daily basis. Naps have been my salvation, my alone time, it was MY TIME. When he was a baby naps didn't do well and he didn't sleep at night either. However, after much training and tears and stressful panic attacks, he fell into a nap schedule at about age 10 months and would take 3-4 hour naps. It was pure bliss, Makayla my daughter would watch movies and not bother mommy during her quiet time. Alas, those blissful days are over, Cody has started to wean himself of naps, sleeping for more than an hour means a 10-11pm bedtime and he will wake up the next day a total wreck. Getting an early bed time has not really worked either. He just doesn't need as much sleep as I would like for him to have. I have started to talk myself into accepting the fact that naps are coming to an end and that my two year old will be in my face all day long. Does this stress anyone, have they cried about it? I don't have anything to look forward to during the day and it scares me. It scares me how I will cope with my "Spirited Child" during these cold winter months.