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@Adira: that is why I would try the later time. Or try the light and reading trick. Does he have a nightlight?

@Adira: Oh R demands the light on the sound machine on. Along with the two nightlights on her nightstand. Luckily she doesn't whine, most nights, just takes her forever. Later bedtime would suck but it is better then dropping the nap, if you ask me.

@Adira: Isaac's bed has a dim reading light that automatically turns off after 10 minutes. He likes to have that left on at bedtime, though I'm pretty sure he just lays there.

@Smurfette: I agree, dropping a nap scares me, I'd rather have a later bedtime if needed. I love that little bit of quiet time on the weekends.

@Pumuckl: Testing boundaries happens daily around here. Especially with listening, it is like we aren't even talking to him sometimes.

@Adira: maybe he is going through a phase where he wants you in the room while he goes to sleep. Stay in there tonight till he falls asleep and see how it goes.

@Adira: The last few nights Isaac has been screaming for me 5-10 minutes after I tuck him in. He wants me to go back and sit on his bed. Kind of annoying since he normally goes to bed fine.

I'm not posting any bedtime advice because we are total bedtime failures! Pete needs us to lay with him for 10-30 minutes in order to fall asleep most nights. He doesn't nap and he still isn't asleep until 8-9:30pm. He is the energizer bunny and it is exhausting. I will admit, looking on the bright side, the bedtime snuggles are sweet. I try to remind myself that one day I'm going to wish I had a little two year old to snuggle with in bed.

We are taking him skiing for the first time today! Going to a tiny little mountain about 30 minutes form our house. I'll feel accomplished if he puts the gear on today.

@Pumuckl: I agree with that. The pool closest to our house is under renovations until spring, so once it is open again we have to start swimming lessons.

@Adira: I guess you will see this week if it is the nap thing. I bet he does still nap there since they have nap time and most the kids probably do still. R fought her naps this weekend but we got her to nap at least a little over an hour.
@Pumuckl: That is great about swimming! We were going to sign up R again for lessons starting in March, but they are at 10 am. She is done with gymnastics at 9:15, so two activities right in a row seem like to much to me. But we need to start them up again, so we need to figure something out.

@Pumuckl: @Adira: Skiing was... a parenthood adventure! It took us an hour to drive to the mountain. It was crowded and chaotic there- it took over 1.5 hours to get tickets and his rentals sorted out! By the time we had all the stuff, he was tired and cranky. Even though he wanted to ski, he refused to put his helmet on and we wouldn't let him ski without it. So after the long drive, spending $70 on his ticket and equipment, and waiting in long lines, we never did get his skis on. However, he had a great time running around the base and watching other skiers so we tried to just enjoy the day out. Hoping for better luck next time! His friend, however, who is a little over 3, did get her skis and helmet on and did pretty well! We're going to buy some second hand equipment for next season so we won't have to deal with the long lines ever again.

A random tip for those interested in toddler skiing- we brought a Swiffer with us and it was perfect for getting started! Pete's friend put the mop part between her legs and held onto the handle, and her dad pulled the top of the handle to move her around the snow. It worked pretty well!

@Pumuckl: It's great that you started the two in the pool so early! I bet they'll be really swimming quite soon!

Pete just started his third set of swim lessons last week. His sitter is taking him on Thursdays to get him out of the house for a bit. So far they've been focused on having fun in the water and general pool safety, like "no running near the pool." I'm hoping that he'll start to learn to float and swim a bit by the end of the summer if we keep up the lessons.

@QueensBee: Oh no, bummer about the skiing. It does sound like a fun day in the snow though! I had a serious "talk" with B about pool saftey (mainly no running) at the pool this weekend because he climbed out of the deep end of the pool and ran back to the kiddy pool. I really hope he remembers it.
Oh and B hates helmets too, it is always a struggle to get him to wear his biking helmet when he rides his balance bike.

@ALV91711: they still nap through pre-k. They can just lay there but the whole school is lights out 12:30-2:30 and it is quiet time.

@ALV91711: I know you didn't specifically ask me but our "school" lets them not nap starting at "kindergarten" level so that would equal pre-school aka 3 year olds. They still have the possibility to nap though.