Ok so I know this sounds strange, but today is the first day I actually laid Morgan down for a nap.  Honestly I had not thought much about it, typically she will take little 20 to 30 min naps all on her own while we watch tv or just after eating.  But these 20 min naps are not helping her stay awake in the evening til 10 ish or so.  So I started reading a book the pediatrician gave me and turns out she should be sleeping one to three hours twice a day.  Well she is not a happy camper, I put her in her bed, turned on the mobile and closed the door.  Sounds heartless, but I know of no other way to get her to do it.  Its only been about 5 minutes, I will give her another 15 to 20 minutes and then go comfort her.

The thing is she is not overly cranky in the evenings, just gets really super tired between 7 and 10, sometimes I can not keep her awake, other times I give in and let her sleep for 20 mins or so, but its hard to wake her up.  Its so very difficult to just sit here, but I am sure its good for her.  I will have to ask my mother in law if she sleeps at least an hour twice during the day when she is here.  So we shall see how things change if she naps more frequently.

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