There are a million reasons why it's weird when I talk to fellow moms of 4-year olds. That whole age gap between kids thing, y'know? I'm that person whose eyes roll out of their head as the first-time mom talks about how hard all of the things 4-year olds do are.
They are hard. But, parenting never gets easier; the challenges just shift. Hey, my 12-year old has a friend who has had sex. A little bit older friend, BUT STILL. OMG. WTF. BBQ. Mila can ask me what time it is all day long if it gets me to stop thinking about that Middle Schooler drama.
::DeepBreaths::
But, hey! I think there may soon have to be one less reason why it's weird when I talk to other moms of 4-year old. Mila, she of much energy and chaos, still does a thing.
A REALLY amazing thing.
Mila has never given up her two to three-hour long afternoon nap.
I KNOW! You hate me! It's okay. Mom of 4-year old Alexis would have hated me, too. That kid gave up naps before she had any teeth, so I earned the right to this good sleeper thing. And, wow, Mila is SUCH a good sleeper.
That 2+ hour nap buys me time to do all sorts of things. It's really very magical, but now that Mila is creeping her way towards being five, I think she may have to give up that nap. She's starting to struggle to fall asleep at night, which was only sporadically an issue until recently. She's staying awake until after 10:00 most evenings. I think I have to blame that nap.
When she skips it, she goes to bed better. That's pretty important.
But two-hour nap.
But going to bed without making me insane.
But nap.
But GO TO SLEEP, CHILD.
But nap.
This parenting thing is hard.
