Whoa.. what a day. I took the little ones out and it was getting close to Lily’s nap time so I thought that I would continue to drive and see if she would doze off in the car. In the car or at home, a nap is a nap. So we drove. I put on a CD that was just ocean waves to see if that would help. It didn’t. We drove for an hour with the sounds of the coast playing softly on the speakers and she was constantly asking me when we were going to get home. After an hour of this venture, we got home and I laid her in bed. She cried, she screamed and she was pissed. However I stuck to my guns and never lost my cool. Eventually she fell asleep and was out for 2 hours.

I’m not sure if it is something that will last, but like I said: a nap is a nap. This might get her into the habit of taking one at the same time every day. I’ll use this instance as a reminder of what a good girl she was to take one and how wonderful she felt afterwards. Sure, I had to be a hard-ass to get her to finally take a nap. I had to take away toys and I had to be firm, never once losing my temper. These are the brakes when you are trying to raise a kid right.