Endless Summer

Ah, Santa Cruz is wonderful after Labor Day. September and October are our favorite months! Perfect beach weather, and no tourists!




We've been having fun filled days, but trying to stay near home so Jasper can get in two good naps. He really tries to fight the naps now, a real drag if he skips the morning nap... Mr. Cranky shows up then. He's sleeping better now, thanks to reading a book called Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, by Marc Weissbluth MD. After 8 months of getting up and down all night, he never slept longer than 3 hour stretch, mommy went crazy and just had to "let him cry". I kept a sleep journal and tracked his progress, and after just a few nights I'm able to set him down for bed and he settles down to sleep. He wakes for a midnight snack, and sometimes an early morning meal, but... I'm getting more rest and my sanity back.