Nap time.

There are downsides to mobility. Don't get me wrong, I do not even for a second wish that Heidi was back to the pre-crawling days. She's so much happier now and more engaging. The floundering on the floor like a fish out of water days are not missed in this household.

Nevertheless, this increased mobility has indeed changed naptime (and bedtime for that matter) forever. For example, as I'm writing this, I can hear a certain someone upstairs in her crib, talking, playing with her one crib toy, no doubt sitting up or crawling around, or even better, standing. She's been up there for a good 20 minutes so far, I'll give her another 15-20 before she actually gives in, lays down, and takes a nap.

On the one hand, you kind of wish she'd just stay laying like she did just a mere week ago. Just lay down and go to sleep. It gets all quiet, you know she's resting and going to be rejuvenated when she wakes up. On the other hand, a 2 hour nap can now take up to 3 hours from the time she goes into the crib from the time she comes out, which means 3 hours that I have to pick up around the house, check email, scrapbook, blog, whatever thing that is hard to do when Heidi Jean is "awake."

Ask any parent and they'll agree, it's hard to find a downside to this.