To Nap or Not to Nap

Daphne is outgrowing naps and it has been a painful process. We have given up trying to make her take naps. I have laid in bed with her after reading books and I end up taking a nap and wake up 20-30 minutes later to find Daphne playing quietly on the other side of her room. Sometimes Daphne will fall asleep mid-afternoon on the floor or a couch or armchair. But often she is not napping at all. This has led to some very temperamental behavior! The only silver lining is that when Daphne does not nap, she is usually pretty tired at night and we can get her into bed earlier than she previously went to bed.

An impromptu afternoon nap

Daphne fell asleep on the floor in the evening
at a neighbor's party while watching movies.