nap time = quiet time now...

Kent is still taking an afternoon nap - but he is fond of his newly discovered freedoms of climbing down from his bed. I used to be able to keep his door open a crack so that I could see that he actually had drifted off but now the door is shut all the way. He can be heard playing and singing when he ought to be sleeping. He will turn up the volume on the CD player and tell it "that's too loud!" and promptly turn it down. I have a video of him playing duck duck goose with his polar bear. It is quite entertaining to hear all his chatter and sound effects when he plays. More and more he is singing vs "saying" songs. It surprises me how many lyrics he recalls.
After some time passes I'll go in and remind him he is there for a nap. Place him back in his bed and then he'll sleep. I had to take a picture of this foam peg board to remind myself of his funny cover up. This was the first time I opened the door to find a little boy who has figured out he can climb out of bed and play. I opened the door and as automatic as eyes meeting each others he blurted out "a cake for mom! Happy Birthday to mom!" he handed it to me as he bolted out of he room - it was so funny!