And the post-Xmas hangover begins. (Not an actual hangover, unfortunately. It seems having baby has transformed me into a teetotaler. These days I can’t seem to get past 3 beers without falling asleep on the couch.) More like a “back to work with no reprieve in sight” kind of hangover. I need a nap.
You know who else needs a nap? My son. Unfortunately, he’s not so great at taking them. (Things he IS great at? Shoving his fists in his mouth. Tummy time. Smiling. Pooping. Shoving his fists in his mouth. Burping. Did I mention “shoving his fists in his mouth”? Kid loves to eat his hands!) 
But he sucks at falling asleep.
That’s not entirely true – he’s pretty good at it, at night. But that took some doing. It’s the napping thing he can’t get a handle on. Like his father, he has an aversion to napping. Maybe he hates sleeping through the day, or maybe it takes him so long to fall asleep that it makes the idea of a catnap totally irrelevant. Maybe he just hates waking up and feeling like crap. The kid can’t talk, so in reality I have no fucking idea why he doesn’t nap, but it’s driving my wife and I crazy.
It’s not just that we need some quiet time. I mean, as I linked to above,we were more than willing to torture the guy until he gave in and starting sleeping through the night; obviously we’ll do whatever it takes to get a breather from parenting. But when it comes to napping, we want him to grab some quick shuteye for his own good! He gets overtired and grumpy but he can’t bring himself to power down for an hour or so. The most we get is about twenty minutes, and then he’ll suddenly he wake up and get caught staring at my bare ass while I try to squeeze in some alone time with the old lady. AWKWARD.
Needless to say, I can’t have that happen again.
So anyone got any tips for getting the kid to realize when he needs seize the opportunity and get some afternoon Zs? The last thing I want to have to do is put the sleeper hold on the kid.
But I will.
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This post hit home! The “post-Xmas hangover” feeling, especially when it’s just general exhaustion rather than an actual party hangover, is so real. And the nap struggles? Oh man. It’s like you’re in my head. My little one is also a pro at eating her fists and tummy time, but naps are a battle. You just want them to get that restorative sleep, and selfishly, you want that quiet break! It’s wild how frustrating it can be trying to figure out what’s going on in their tiny, non-verbal heads. I’m definitely feeling your pain on this one; sometimes it feels like you need a financial calculator ba ii plus online just to track the hours of sleep (or lack thereof!). Thanks for the laugh and the reminder that I’m not alone in this nap-titude struggle!
Oh man, this post totally resonates! The post-Xmas haze is real, even without an actual hangover these days. And the nap struggle? Absolutely classic. It’s like you’re speaking directly from my brain. My little one was the same – brilliant at eating fists, but naps were a battlefield. It’s so tough when you just need that quiet breather, and they’re just not having it. You capture the frustration and love of parenting perfectly. Thanks for the laugh and the reminder that we’re all in this sleep-deprived boat together! It’s posts like these that make me want to create a giant block poster gratis of all the reasons kids refuse naps!
This post truly resonated with me! The post-holiday haze and the struggle for a nap – both for you and your son – are just so relatable. It’s funny how having a baby completely changes your relationship with sleep (and even beer!). Your description of your son’s “talents” (especially the fist-in-mouth thing, haha!) while simultaneously battling his nap aversion is spot on. It really is a mystery why some kids just refuse to nap, and the “why” often feels less important than the “please just sleep!” desire for parents. Thanks for sharing this honest and hilarious glimpse into the realities of new parenthood, it’s a great reminder that we’re all in this together, trying to snag a few moments of peace, or maybe just enough time to use an image to outline converter for a project.