I don't know what is going on with Jacob...but all of a sudden he is taking naps! Whooohooooo!This little guy has fought naps since he came home three years ago, but in the last week and at age 4 1/2 he has napped three times.He runs and plays harder than any child I have know, so he has needed to sleep more. In fact he's usually worn out and grouchy by 5:00.
Maybe he is finally letting his guard down and learning to trust that he is safe. He used to wake up at the slightest noise as if his brain were perpetually on "fight or flight". John and I have noticed over the last months that we can kiss him, turn the light on, move him if we have to but he doesn't wake up at night once he's alseep.
But this whole napping thing is just too good to believe! In fact he's taking a nap right now ;)
I know I am going to pay for letting him sleep into the evening, but sometimes a quiet house is worth it!
This last week has been crazy, I could use the quiet. It has been "tech week" for Grace as she has rehearsed for "OZ" the musical. I knew it would be crazy since the performances are 30 minutes from our house. However, I didn't count on running to JoAnn's to buy silver fabric for her costume and "facial sequins" as Noah called them, or multiple trips to the party store for fake lashes and white tule, or John's late night Walgreens run to get eyelash glue. Then there was the 45 minute trip to the city to pick up some hoop skirts and monkey wings at a very cool costume shop. In addition, my mom flew out to surprise the kids and see Grace's musical.
This is the first musical she has been involved in since we moved across the country and away from her and "Papa". The idea of her performing without one of her #1 fans being there to support her was heartbreaking. So my parents and I cooked up a little surprise. I picked her up at the airport after the kids were in bed. The next morning my mom called us and asked the kids to look in the basement for the a sweater she left when she was visiting last time. They went searching downstairs, they didn't find her sweater but they found something better, Grandma!
