so in conjunction with my earlier post, i decided to take maddie out for a walk today. it was getting close to her nap time bt i said, lets just see what happens...maybe she will nap in the stroller. well she didnt. she fussed and tried to get out and started to cry. ok fine, we'll go home. on the way home, she was crying and crying....right when we got to the house, she started sucking her thumb, so i told jae, lets keep driving, maybe she will fall asleep in the carseat. but she didnt. she took her thumb out and stayed awake talking to herself. sigh.

so fine, we head home. i tried to put her down for her nap and she cried for 30 minutes by herself. i finally head in and tried rocking her to sleep. she cried and cried and shriked and cried and cried until jae came up from downstairs seeing what the hell was wrong with her. i couldnt take it anymore and passed her to him. he finally put her to sleep about 15 minutes later.

And that, my friends, is why parents are such sticklers about schedules and naptimes. one nap missed for that particular child can mean disaster for the parents AND child. so much for me letting go of the schedule. todays situation doesnt help the cause one bit.