Awhile back, I did a post on napping. My little guy is still taking a good long afternoon nap, knock on wood, I hope it continues. Being a working stay-at-home mom, this is really the only time I have to get any sort of focused work completed. Sure, I can do little things here and there when he is awake, and believe me, he does love to help. But generally, I try to be attentive and available for him during the non-sleep times. After he goes down for the night, it's pretty hard to get motivated to sit at my computer to work on a spreadsheet or reconcile an account in Quickbooks, so that leaves me with about 2 1/2 hours each afternoon (if I'm lucky) that is dedicated to work, whatever that might consist of on a given day.
As my little guy grows, his sleep needs change as well. This chart I found on BabyCenter.com has come in very helpful when making sure he is getting the shut-eye he needs.
| Age | Nighttime Sleep | Daytime Sleep * | Total Sleep |
| 1 month | 8 | 8 (inconsistent) | 16 |
| 3 months | 10 | 5 (3) | 15 |
| 6 months | 11 | 3 1/4 (2) | 14 1/4 |
| 9 months | 11 | 3 (2) | 14 |
| 12 months | 11 1/4 | 2 1/2 (2) | 13 3/4 |
| 18 months | 11 1/4 | 2 1/4 (1) | 13 1/2 |
| 2 years | 11 | 2 (1) | 13 |
| 3 years | 10 1/2 | 1 1/2 (1) | 12 |
| *Note: number of naps in parentheses | |||
According to Parents.com, studies show that many kids stop napping around age 4; however, little ones are encouraged to continue daytime sleep (or at least quiet time) throughout their preschool and kindergarten years.
"Without enough sleep, we all become tall two-year olds."
~Author, JoJo Jensen
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