My son's nap schedule is in flux--as often happens at this age, his two regular naps a day are slowly becoming one. He can still nap twice a day, but if he's slept especially well the night before, he tends to take just one nap, at around 11:30 or 12:00 noon.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to figure out what to do with him at around 10:00 am--keep him busy with activities, hoping that he doesn't suddenly fall over something and hurt himself in his fatigue, or put him to bed, whether or not he's shown any signs of sleepiness? Thus 10 to 11 am has become a sort of "danger hour"--as 7 to 8 pm still is--where I have to watch him especially carefully.
This information is of little interest to anyone, perhaps, except new or expectant parents. But to those I would say: be prepared to have your child's naps--their quality, their duration, their frequency--dictate the rhythms of your day, at least until your child has settled into that one-nap routine.
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