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So I brought Austin out 2 days in a row...
Yesterday I went to my SILs for lunch and he managed to fall asleep on her for 45 minutes - not a bad nap, but he was so totally thrown off of his "schedule" if you want to call it that, that he didn't nap the rest of the day even though I got home at 2:30pm with him and tried to put him down for a nap because he was clearly tired to me (yawning, rubbing his eyes)...but I was lucky, he went to bed at 5:30pm and didn't cry once going to bed...
Today I met up with a friend at the mall at 11am *this is one reason I hate going out to meet up with people, because she wanted to meet at 11am (worked for her kids)....Austin took a nap at 10am (which, I could not predict since he has not set schedule, just his own "schedule") and was still sleeping when I had to leave if I didn't want to be late...so sure enough I had to wake him from a nap so I would have time to feed him (grrr)....so I get there and he had a blast watching all the kids run around in the "play zone". He started to get fussy, so I nursed him and he calmed down...then he was yawning like crazy, so I put him in the Moby wrap, rocked him...everything and he would not sleep. Clearly tired, but he wanted to see what was going on. My friend suggested walking around the mall with him in the stroller, but I went with mommy instinct and left (since I know how he is)....as soon as we got in the car (1:00pm), he started crying. "Oh good", I thought, "He'll just fall asleep in the car on the way home." Nope. Stayed awake the whole ride home, because he wanted to see everything and cried on and off.
So I got him home, nursed him again to get him nice and relaxed and tried to get him to take a nap....again, he wouldn't nap the rest of the day from being thrown off his "schedule" and was overtired and cranky....I got him ready and into bed for 5:00pm....I can hear him "chatting" to himself now....but this is why I hate bringing him out, because I hate robbing him of his day sleep...and sleep begets sleep...
At least he had fun watching the other kids and seeing things and didn't totally scream his head off 
Re: So I brought Austin out 2 days in a row...
Lisa, I'm really glad you guys got out, even if it didn't go as smoothly as you hoped. ?You know your baby and you know his limits- I have cancelled many plans because I knew Ben needed to sleep and he does not sleep well in the car or at someone else's house. ?As he has gotten older, he has gotten much more adaptable though. ?Give it time- things will get easier. ?Until then, you do what you have to do- I just don't want you feeling like a prisoner in your own home- I used to and it was depressing! ?Sometimes (not every day) you just have to "break the rules" and get out, like you did! ?Of course, you may spend a day or two "correcting" the schedule, but you'll get back there. ?I'm glad you guys had fun!!
PS- I looooove his smiley little face in your new siggy pic! ?He is so precious! : ?)?
The nap routine is important, absolutely, but so is making sure that you don't get "cabin fever", KWIM? Once in awhile, it is worth fouling up the nap schedule a little bit just to get out with some friends or family members or even by yourselves if you feel extra brave!
Lord knows these little ones screw up our sleeping schedules enough - LOL!
I agree...I think the reason why Mason is so good when I'm out is b/c I started taking him out early on and still take him out at least once or twice a week. He has just gotten used to falling asleep in the car or his carrier. I think the more you do it, the better it will be! Good luck to you mommy! You're doing great!