Mills is on Strike!

For two days now, my little "wonderful sleeper" is on strike. He sleeps at night just fine, but when it has come down to naps, he will not go to sleep. Yesterday, after rubbing his eyes, I put him down for his usual morning nap, and he would not go to sleep. So, I thought that I would just forget the morning nap and settle for an afternoon nap instead. He was "wired!" After lunch, I attempted to make him take a nap. After 10 minutes, he woke up, and fussed what seemed like forever. I kept telling myself that he would eventually go to sleep, but no luck! So, after an hour (yes, an hour!) I went upstairs, got him out of bed and he was still wired! To whomever filled my child with energizer batteries....thanks a lot! I am wondering if our elf, Ollie, is up to mischief! This whole time I'm thinking that he's just having a hyper day, but now I am thinking quite the contrary.

We attended church with my sisters this morning, as my youngest sister was baptized. This was Mills' first time in "big church." He always goes to Sunday school and stays in the nursery for worship at our church Needless to say, I was nervous about his behavior beforehand, but he did really well considering that it was his nap time. I knew he would be tired, and he fell asleep as soon as I strapped him in his car seat leaving the church, just before lunch, but woke up as soon as we parked at the restaurant. He did not sleep on the way home, so I resorted to taking him upstairs for his nap. I think he may have slept 5-10 minutes before I heard, "Hey!" "Daddy?" Then, I heard him saying "A B C D G C E C G G B....." and so on. Yes, he was saying his alphabet from the top of his lungs and shaking his crib rail. I knew then that there was no hope. Now, it is 7:00, we've been to Walmart, eaten supper, and played, and Mills is still going. I am thinking that I may have to send Ollie back to the North Pole, and am dreading bedtime.