The little guy is not getting enough sleep, specifically enough daytime sleep. Babies this age need 14 hours in a 24 hour period and Jonathan is getting closer to 12, 11 at night and 1 during the day - spread across 2 or 3 naplets.
He is a naturally poor napper. But at daycare, he is far worse than at home. I truly don't know if it's something that can change (are the teachers not trying hard enough, not recognizing his sleepy signals, etc) or if it's unavoidable (too much activity and noise from other children).
Things have come to a head recently with daycare pushing the babies to a one nap schedule which will be the rule in the next room. They are already trying to force him into the one nap schedule 2 months before the transition to Busy Bees (how CUTE is that name??) - to "prepare" him.
Sorry, but my 8-month-old is not ready to cut down to one nap!!
::Takes a deep, cleansing breath::
They've assured me they will respond to his needs and not force him to stay awake until 11:30 right now and that realistically he won't get on that schedule until the fall or winter.
I will be watching them like a hawk to make sure they honor that promise.
Mama Bear says "GRRRR!" >:(
The view through my car's back window after we get home each afternoon
Annie, I hear you on the day care napping issue!! William, who is a fantasic napper at home, NEVER napped well at day care as an infant. He just couldn't settle down and it was a constant sore spot with us, despite the fact that we've been very happy with his day care overall. He seemed to always come home tired and cranky. Things got better as he got older, though. Hang in there! Sometimes it's really hard to let other people take care of your kid... 'cause you know perfectly well YOU could do it better.
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