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Napping, that is. Jake hates to succumb. He needs it, but he hates it.

Actually, that's not entirely true. I do think he likes sleeping. He certainly enjoys life a lot more (as do the rest of us) when he gets his fair share of sleep. Especially at night...

But he just doesn't like to do it in the middle of the day.

More often than not, the info sheet for the day from First Years will say that he didn't take a morning nap. Alas!

And when I have him at home, it is an uphill battle a-l-l t-h-e w-a-y. Eventually I just have to leave him in his crib, crying, and walk out the door. Usually he'll cry for a good 10 minutes or so (sometimes more!) before he realizes that he's not getting out of it.

Then - magically! - he is in a MUCH better mood when he wakes up and has already forgotten all about the struggles that we had about napping in the first place.

Ah, ignorance (a.k.a. lack of short-term memory) is bliss! :-)