I saw this first hand as Jakjak was spending more time awake than he was sleeping. And when he learned how to glide in his walker, he spent even more time awake exploring the places where he can bring his walker to. And as much as we try to get him all tired and exhausted (so that Mum and Dad can rest), he just does not want to run out of gas!
Of course, he did take short breaks (eventually) during the day. Particularly in the afternoon. The thing though, is that when his body clock recognizes that time of the day, his body automatically shuts down and goes on stand by mode. This happens no matter what he is doing. Case in point, the attached picture when I gave him some cookies while playing in his bumper jumper, I went in the house to get some juice and when I came back out, he was just there. Sleeping! In his jumper! With cookie crumbs all over!
When we finally got the hang of his timing, Judy and I decided it was best to take turns wearing him out until he falls asleep. This worked for about a month when Jakjak's sleeping habits changed constantly. His nap time was getting shorter and later everyday. And he is usually grumpy when he knows he is nearing that time because he knows he cannot do anything about it but sleep it off. Until now he does this. The thing is, we had hoped his sleeping habits would match ours, because honestly, it's plenty boring when he's asleep and we're awake.
