I spend nap time aspiring to inspire... On this blog you will find Ideas and encouragement for the stay at home schooling mom.
That aside I have chronic back pain and a seperated pelvis which means that I do need to
spend her nap time lying down at the very least.
So that's pretty much what I've been
spending my nap time and post bedtime hours doing the last few of weeks.
Not exact matches
Meanwhile, open - concept workplaces with
nap pods and beanbag chairs meant employees
spent more
time in contact with their co-workers.
Yes, you'll
spend plenty of
time going to class, finding the best study and
nap spots on campus, and exploring your college town, but there's also nothing like coming home to your own space.
You can freely enjoy devotion
time, a
nap, a long conversation with friends or
time spent doing a creative activity like painting.
The rest of the week was
spent playing with their new toys and enjoying some board games together during Reuben's
nap time.
I wasn't able to
spend a lot of
time in the food area, it was way past lunch and
nap time and the kids were super cranky, but I did pick up a few things that were recommended to me by my friend that was along for the shopping trip (who just happened to have lived in Sweden and knew a lot about the goodies I was looking at!).
But seeing as how I haven't
napped since 2008, I
spend a lot of
time preparing meals and snacks for my brood.
Jill was back living on campus and taking two classes, but she
spent a lot of
time napping and used a scooter to get from class to class.
You can't get anything done if you're a complete zombie, so make sleep a priority and don't always
spend that precious
nap -
time trying to keep the house spotless.
Both of my children have been exclusively breast - fed (and will continue to be),
spend a lot of
time in a sling / carrier, takes
naps with me and (oh the horror of it) sleep in a crib.
The 18 - month - old had a blast at the Duplo village, and would have
spent more
time at the water park if he hadn't
napped so long in the afternoon heat.
On our last cruise we
spent a lot of
time on the serenity deck among all of the other adults who just wanted to get away and
nap!
I have long said I would rather have a baby sleep in the crib when we are home (where most of our
time is
spent) and have a hard
time sleeping in my arms when out and about than me need to hold the baby for
naps at home and have a baby sleep in my arms when we are out and about.
If I were truly «doing it for myself» I'd let her
nap in her Moby wrap,
spending that
time sitting quietly on my butt, instead of straightening up her environment, encouraging hard work, organization, and independence.
Nursing, changing diaper, changing spit - up clothes (baby's and yours), made a cup of tea,
spent an hour trying to get in 10 minutes of Tummy
Time so the baby won't be a dolt,
spent 40 minutes getting the baby down for a
nap which ended up lasting 20 minutes, made lunch and spilled half of it on the baby's head, clothing changes all around, nursing, found now - cold cup of untouched tea and drank it anyway, more nursing, baby falls asleep on you but wakes up if you try to move him so you just stay slumped on the couch with one leg forward and the other bent uncomfortably under you because this kid needs to sleep or we'll all diiieeee, nursing, realize you forgot about the weekly mothers» meeting which was your only adult outing dammit and now who will be your friend?
So, if between
naps and nighttime sleep your baby is sleeping about 13 hours a day, that means that she is starting to
spend quite a bit of
time awake.
We
spent little
time at the house, but it was close enough to walk back to for
nap -
time or meals.
The kids
spent some
time running around the indoor playland, wearing themselves out for their afternoon
naps.
That extra
time that you
spend whilst the baby
naps is pure quality
time with your toddler and these activity plans have plenty of suggestions so that you can play together.
All that was exhausting though, so we've
spent lots of quality sofa /
napping / TV
time.
For instance, feed baby at 9 a.m. each morning,
spend some
time with baby, then put her down for a
nap.
I'm no wood worker, and because I didn't
spend the majority of the
time on the project (had to put the baby down for a
nap), I'm just going to guide you thru our process to help you in you creative DIY process of making your own Pikler Triangle.
While it may seem logical to
spend time working out instead of taking a mid-day
nap, new moms should not swap sleep
time for gym
time.
We often visit our local zoo here in Perth which also opens at 9 am — we're there on opening
time so we can
spend the morning before my boy needs his afternoon
nap.
Every Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., including an afternoon
nap; every Wednesday evening from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., perhaps
spending some
time at the residential parent's home.
That way, your nanny can get the whole house clean over the course of the week by
spending time housekeeping while your child is
napping.
You will be
spending a lot more
time in your room with a toddler than you would otherwise since there is
nap time and an early bedtime.
I didn't change his
nap schedule and we still made sure to
spend lots of
time reading books and doing our usual bedtime routine.
As I have just discovered your blog I will be
spending some
time reading old posts, fortunatley it's an ideal passtime while my 18 month old has her daily nursing
nap.
If you're
spending the week kicking back in the same
time zone, then chances are you'll be able to re-create a lot of the
nap, feeding, and play routine you enjoy with your baby at home.
In the beginning, I had to
spend a lot of
time making the slings, and working on advertising, but I took everything in stride, and organized myself the best I could so that things would get done quickly during my son's
naps.
A child that knows that after breakfast they are going to get dressed, and after they get dressed they are going to have their big daily activity, then after that they will have lunch and a
nap will
spend less
timing worrying about what is coming up next, be more cooperative to doing what you need them to do and be able to focus their energy on exploring their world and being a kid.
Try to travel during their
nap and bedtimes so they will
spend most of the
time in the car sleeping.
Whenever possible, try to stick to his usual sleeping and waking
times — better to find a room where he can take a
nap than to
spend the rest of the day with a baby who is overtired.
At 19 months, toddlers still need a lot more sleep than adults, and they will probably
spend more
time sleeping at night and less
time napping throughout the day.
A formal work agreement isn't necessary with relative caregivers (like it is with a nanny), but you can have a better childcare experience and avoid misunderstandings by writing most of these things down along with an outline of your baby's daily schedule (
timing of
naps and feedings, what to feed your tot, how much
time to
spend at the playground, and so on).
You could also
spend what would be second
nap time doing something still and quiet, like reading books in bed.
Even if you
spend the day at the zoo or the pool, you need to break for
nap time.
And then another thought I was thinking about when I was thinking about questions I wanted to ask you all off of these tips was
napping «cause I remember that I did not
nap as much after my first child was born because we
spent a lot of
time just relaxing and things like that.
While your baby sleeps, use the
time to take a
nap, grab a shower, or just
spend a few minutes looking at a magazine or zoning out.
My husband and I try to
spend some one - on - one
time with each child by rotating who gets to go with Mommy or Daddy on errands and by staggering
nap times and bedtimes.
I feel so defeated, like I'm
spending all of my
time trying to get a baby down for a
nap that's not going to happen.
Outside of Kesem and studying, Pip loves
spending his
time listening to music and
napping whenever he can.
I don't regret the
time that we
spent co-sleeping, or the fact that he solely
napped on me for the first five months of his life, because I feel like I needed
time to get to know him, and for him to become more expressive, before we attempted any form of sleep training.
You - What you did for yourself (taking
naps when your baby is
napping is the best way to
spend your «You»
time in the beginning)
Your care giver may perform some light house work while your child
naps which may permit you to
spend time together with your baby whenever you get home.
Take
naps, catch up on your reading, and
spend uninterrupted
time with your partner while you can.
Babywearing meant I could still do things with my 2 year old, because bub was happy to
nap, nurse, and
spend time in the carrier.