More Power

Sojo's on a kick where she is starting to protest the nap more frequently. Usually, she says she 'gets more power' after she takes a nap--a little recharge, you might say (pretty sure this concept came from a conversation I overheard between my brother Matt and Sojo talking about power and electricity this summer). It's cute as can be, but lately she has been saying that she already has enough power. Banish the thought!

At naptime today, I heard the same story. How she had enough power and didn't need a nap, so we agreed to do a rest time in her room with books. As you can see, the sheer act of adding books to the bed was a fabulous stalling technique. I read on the floor next to her for a while and then said it was her own rest time. From a different room, I listened to the sweet sounds of her reading to herself and singing. (the bottoms of her feet in this pic are so, so cute...)

Then it got quiet. Score one for maintaining the power nap a bit longer.

And if this isn't the picture for the poster child of cheekiness, I don't know what is.