Finding a New Normal

So, my son has gone from a very consistent 4 hour nap, to barely napping at all. The major contributor to this is giving up the pacifier - I think. I also think he is willfully trying to stay awake, even when he is completely exhausted.

The hard part is the inconsistency -- some days he'll sleep, others he'll stay awake the whole time. Sometimes he falls asleep right away, others he goofs off for 2-3 hours and then falls asleep (but is very upset when I wake him at 5pm because he is still wanting to sleep). I am still making him go to his room to rest... but he has been getting into a lot of mischief and I have to keep a listening ear! The other day he unplugged a lamp and had it in bed with him.

The bottom line is that he still needs sleep - he is such a grouch in the evenings when he doesn't nap. And, well, I need the "off time". :) I'm hoping that he'll settle into a new pattern so that I can find a new normalcy to my days.