Nap Time!

It's so nice to have three hours in the afternoon, where I don't have to be a parent. So it's been really hard for me to NOT put Landon down for naps. I've tried several times, over the past year, to not give him naps, but I just enjoy that time so much. It's a big problem because Landon starts afternoon preschool in a few weeks, so I need to get over my selfish habit and just keep him awake.

At least that's what I've been berating myself about all summer, until yesterday.

(As a background story, last month we were given a twin sized bed, and I was going to move it into the boys room and have Landon sleep in it as soon as all the family left. Then Landon stopped getting out of bed in the morning to use the bathroom - so I've been using it as an incentive device. "If you can get out of bed, and use the bathroom all by yourself, you can have the bid bed soon!" Thus, this past week has been wonderful in the mornings. They boys get up and entertain themselves for a little while so Chris and I can sleep a little later.)

To make a LONG story short (too late) Landon has decided that he now likes to spend time, alone, on the "big bed". Yesterday, when I put Sam down for his nap, Landon announced "I stay awake, mom!" We'd had a good morning with him so I decided that it would be fine for him to be awake. An hour later he changed his mind and announced that he was going to "go rest". He put himself down for a nap, and we let him sleep until Sam woke up 45 minutes later. He did it again this afternoon. He also spent about an hour and half playing on it this morning. It reminded me of when I was a teenager, and spent most, if not all of my time, in my bedroom, by myself. Landon is only four, I'm not sure this is normal.

Now I'm not sure what to do about the bed. Do I move it into the bedroom and let him sleep on it at night, or do I keep it where it is and let him enjoy his quiet, alone time on it? Any suggestions?