Mom 101 :: NAP TIME

10:01 AM I put Ara in her crib for a nap. She flips onto her tummy before I even leave the room.

10:05 AM On the baby monitor I hear her making cooing noises and crawling around her crib. Her crib-music thing turns on.

10:06 AM She makes frustrated noises. Probably backwards crawled herself into a corner.

10:07 AM I stand by the door deciding if I should go in.

10:08 AM I decide to go in then she suddenly stops crying and makes little squeaky happy noises. So I wait some more.

10:09 AM I wish I had a video monitor so I could see what in the world she does in there.

10:10 AM She cries the "Mommy come get me cry" I stand by the door again. She stops. I start to walk away. She cries again, sounding very tired.

10:11 AM I am standing near the door, hoping she will find her blanky and fall asleep.

10:12 AM Still hoping. Crying is now off and on. Maybe just maybe she is drifting off.

10:13 AM Crib music-thing stops playing. I haven't heard any sounds for about ONE MINUTE!

10:14 AM Silence. I start to relax. I even consider going to the bathroom since I really have to pee!

10:15 AM I am still sitting near the monitor. I still have not gone to the bathroom.

10:16 AM I finally believe she is asleep and run to pee!

10:18 AM Relief. She is asleep and my bladder is empty! Now I have an hour to clean up from breakfast. Get ready for lunch. And although I should return a few phone calls and look some stuff up I plan to lay down instead. This cold is kicking my butt and I couldn't sleep at all last night.

10:53 AM She wakes up with a cough and cries.

10:54 am I go get her!

18 minutes to get her to sleep. 36 minutes of sleep. Play, lunch, wash, play, repeat.