Ethan doesn't always think he needs a nap in the daytime. Actually sometimes he doesn't think he needs one at night either but thats a whole other story. So instead of calling it a 'nap' i tell him he needs to go to his room for a 'rest'. Totally different thing. He goes in there and plays with his toys and if he is tired he will usually go to sleep. I give him an hour and a half of 'rest' time then he can come out. He does the usual crying...fake crying mind you. The 'i'm just going to pretend you've cut out my heart' type crying that doesn't work at all on me. Then he decides, well thats not working so i'll just play...which he does....then he goes into sneeky mode. The 'i'll see if mummy is really watching' mode and tries to sneek out into the living room. At first he'll peak around the corner and i'll see him of course and tell him to go back to his room.....he runs away and then tries again. I ignore him. Then he starts on the army crawl....on his belly trying to sneek into the living room. You see i usually sit at the computer while he is napping and there is the couch between the computer and the door...so he thinks if he gets low enough i can't see him. ahhhh yeah in a perfect world maybe.
Most times i tell him to get back to his room...he looks up in surprise and wonder at how i managed to see him despite his army crawling. He will go back to his room where he either comes out to try again and again until his 1 1/2 hours is up or he will play some more or go to sleep.
Today though....it was just too much for him and this is what i found in the doorway of the living room....
And yes, that is a half naked doll and some black pasta tongs....but also works well as a pillow. No army man would go anywhere without them, right?
