Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

Babies like to change things up.  My grandson is adjusting his naps, and I hope I survive it.  He was a little crab cake today, acting sleepy, but crying when I tried to rock him to sleep.  He took two short naps that left him cranky, and I resorted to strolling him to get him back to sleep.  Later, after he'd been on the floor, in the swing, in the bouncy chair, rocked, walked and sung to, I sat him on the kitchen counter and he talked to the toaster.  That pleased him for five minutes.  I, however, was bored by the appliances, but anything to appease him.  I came home feeling crumpled and exhausted.  Hopefully, he will figure out if he wants to be asleep or awake, and not broadcast any more mixed messages.  But he's five months old, so surprises are in store.  If he gives up naps entirely, I resign from the grandmother post.