Ulterior motives

The daily routine is the best way to keep things sane around here. Everyday that we’re home the twins have lunch and go down for a nap, then Gavin and I have lunch before he takes a nap (sometimes I lay down with him because he likes it when I do and makes it easier for him to fall asleep). Saedi doesn’t need a nap anymore, but if Gavin knows that she isn’t napping he argues that he doesn’t need to either. Rather than get into that argument every time and to keep the routine in place on the weekends, Saedi has “quiet time” while Gavin naps. During quiet time she is usually allowed to play her Nintendo DS or on the computer, or read (she usually wants to play her DS).

So the punchline for today is? Saedi came up to me in the play room this morning and asked, “when are the babies and Gavin going to take a nap so I can have some quiet time?”