10:23 PM

This is the time Zachary went to sleep last night.  We have had a couple weeks of late naps, which leads to a late bedtime which means he sleeps in...causing his naps to be late.  What has made this really hard for me is Adam had to work late last week.  Typically Z goes to bed around 7:30-8:00, when Adam works late I don't eat dinner until he is in bed (I can deal with an 8:00 peaceful dinner...no problem).  After he goes to bed I eat, clean dishes, pick up toys, and straighten up.  When I finish the "chores" I have some quiet Lindsay time.  I basically turn into a pumpkin around 8:30 weather or not Z is ready.  I have felt so conflicted...
Should I not let him nap late? If I do that he will be miserable making me miserable.  Should I force him to nap early?  That may work for other kids but my kid moves a mile a minute and doesn't slow down until the second he falls asleep.  He is past the infant stage where you are supposed to let him do whatever he wants, but he is happy and healthy do I really want to take a chance and put him on a schedule...until now the schedule he puts himself on has worked really well.
For now I am letting him sleep in...by habit I still get up...and I enjoy breakfast on my own.  Today we stayed home, giving him a chance to nap when he wants to and not just because we are in the car.  Even with his early, short naps he was up until 9:15. 
Good thing he is so darn cute...

I wish I was this perky after 10!