Sunday Screentime = Sunday Naptime
Day 45. Sometimes I'm thankful for the kids' screen time.
Sunday mornings are busy and tiring with getting everyone ready for church, and then keeping them well-behaved at church. There was a time not so long ago that I wondered why I bothered taking them to church, because I was spending so much time training and disciplining them to behave and be quiet. All my (and I say my, because Justin was working 3rd shift, and sleeping during church) hard work is finally paying off, and I can now encourage other moms to power through! Josie, Deuce and Margo have come such a long way, and they can generally sit through a two plus hour service with relative ease. I do sometimes take Piper down to the nursery, because she's at the age where she wants and needs to be more active. And unfortunately, it's really hard to hear the sermon when there are other kids and parents down there. It's just a season, and since she's our last one, I know that the time when we can all sit quietly in the pew is coming soon. Even so, Sundays are a lot of work.
That makes Sunday afternoons, when Piper and Margo are taking their naps, especially great for me to take an afternoon nap. I can make this possible by allowing the kids more screentime than usual, which is exactly what I did today. Josie watched a few shows and Deuce played games on my kindle while I snoozed away on the couch. Justin took his nap in the basement as usual. I won't lie, it was a really great nap.
Screentime is definitely not my favorite thing. It honestly really bothers me how much the kids want it. I know that I watched TV when I was a kid, but I don't remember it being a huge part of my life when I was quite little. I tell Deuce, who wants it the most, that when I was his age, all I wanted to do was play. Although, he's actually the one who came up with our current screentime plan: no screentime on school days. So that usually means extra on the weekends. For the most part, it works pretty well.
Especially when I want to take a nap.
Sunday mornings are busy and tiring with getting everyone ready for church, and then keeping them well-behaved at church. There was a time not so long ago that I wondered why I bothered taking them to church, because I was spending so much time training and disciplining them to behave and be quiet. All my (and I say my, because Justin was working 3rd shift, and sleeping during church) hard work is finally paying off, and I can now encourage other moms to power through! Josie, Deuce and Margo have come such a long way, and they can generally sit through a two plus hour service with relative ease. I do sometimes take Piper down to the nursery, because she's at the age where she wants and needs to be more active. And unfortunately, it's really hard to hear the sermon when there are other kids and parents down there. It's just a season, and since she's our last one, I know that the time when we can all sit quietly in the pew is coming soon. Even so, Sundays are a lot of work.
That makes Sunday afternoons, when Piper and Margo are taking their naps, especially great for me to take an afternoon nap. I can make this possible by allowing the kids more screentime than usual, which is exactly what I did today. Josie watched a few shows and Deuce played games on my kindle while I snoozed away on the couch. Justin took his nap in the basement as usual. I won't lie, it was a really great nap.
Screentime is definitely not my favorite thing. It honestly really bothers me how much the kids want it. I know that I watched TV when I was a kid, but I don't remember it being a huge part of my life when I was quite little. I tell Deuce, who wants it the most, that when I was his age, all I wanted to do was play. Although, he's actually the one who came up with our current screentime plan: no screentime on school days. So that usually means extra on the weekends. For the most part, it works pretty well.
Especially when I want to take a nap.
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