Jaspersmum, thanks for the advice.
We've really been all over the place with nap routines lately as DS gone through some major developmental stuff, is teething, and has not been himself since Christmas. Anyhow, I've been trying to push out the am A time in hopes of lengthening his am nap. The days we've left it at 4 hours A time, he's stirred around at the 45 minute mark in his nap and started sucking his thumb and continued on in light sleep. This morning we did 4 hours 15 min and he seemed to fall asleep more quickly (within 5 min) and nap more soundly, even though it was only 1 hour 15 m in long. The second A time is what it is. We've tried putting him down earlier, and he fights that nap for 45 minutes sometimes. The earliest he'll go down is after about 3 hours 40 min. What was the A time I'd written before??? I'll have to check! I do agree with you on the bedtime thing, though, it's just really hard getting two toddlers, fed, bathed, and bed on time most nights. DH is also working nights this week, so I'm stuck with 2 on my own, which makes for some rushed bedtime routines. Tomorrow, I'm going to aim for a shorter last A time.
So if he wakes at 6:15, I'll try a 10:30 am nap, hope he'll do 1 hour 15 or more again, aim for a 3 hour 40 min nap, give him 20 minutes and then 3.5 hours or a little less before bed. So, something like this:
wake 6:15 (later would be splendid!)
nap 10:30-11:45
nap 3:25-3:45
bedtime 7:15 or so (the other day we did something like this and it took Jesse 45 minutes to settle!! I'd had him in bed at 7:15 and he did not fall asleep until
