Sleepy

Nap Time Adjustments

Leighton, McCabe and Brooks all sleep from 2-5 in the afternoon. It is a wonderful time for me to get to read, clean, and catch up on some news! However, the last month or so, as Leighton has approached the age of 3, he has not needed quite as much nap time. This could potentially be a very sad realization but I am really looking forward to getting to spend one on one time with Leighton. Below you will see McCabe sleeping very very well and then you will see Leighton, standing on his window sill behind his shade looking outside and obviously NOT sleeping!



I decided that I needed to embrace the change in Leighton's sleeping needs. Having 3 kids so close together means a lot of shared mommy time amongst the kids, so I am so excited about having this new one on one time. For the first 45 minutes of nap time, Leighton and I have color time and then he joins McCabe and Brooks for nap time around 3 o'clock for a shorter nap. I really enjoy getting to watch Leighton learn and work on his new coloring book. He still lays awake for another half hour to hour until he falls alseep. I am convinced he is tired but he just has a very contemplative and imaginative brain that he doesn't know how to turn off!

This coloring book is awesome. The background is colored and then there are several white images outlined in the color you are supposed to color them. Then there are corresponding stickers to enhance the page even more. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Ludemann for this wonderful coloring book.Below are his latest coloring pages. I am so proud! He does a pretty good job at staying in the lines.

Sleeping at Lunch

Leighton really likes eating pizza with us. Today we just gave him the whole slice and loved being able to eat it like mom and dad. He was so happy. However, it took him a lot longer to eat it and as nap time appraoched, he started to get very very sleepy ...
He was fighting the sleep so badly. He would start to fall asleep, then barely wake up to eat another delicious bite, and then fall asleep again. This cycle went on for about 5 minutes! We hope that his love for pizza continues. We can't wait until he tries his first spicy sausage pizza from Casey's, Luke's all time favorite!

McCabe Sleeping

We love Babe McCabe and think he is adorable! I love being a mother and I could look at my babes forever. What is it about sleeping babies?

Big Boy Bed

Leighton slept in his new toddler bed for the first time today for a nap. He did a great job. The bed was from Leighton's great grandma Beatrice. I also got to make the bedding while learning how to sew. Now I will have to keep an eye out for a sewing machine.

Sleeping Sitting Up

Leighton was fighting a nap, so I let him fuss in his room for a while. he eventually quieted down! When I went to check on him he had fallen asleep sitting up and leaning forward on some blankets.