Nap Time, or Play Time

It's a real struggle trying to get Ben to go to sleep. Whether it's for a nap or he is down for the night, we have to go through a series of "stern" talks a head of time, followed by spankings for not obeying... This literally happens EVERY DAY. Last night I asked Aaron if we should just stop trying. After 8 months, it's obviously not working. He brought up a good point, though. If we give up now, we will be defeated. He feels confident that eventually Ben will get tired of getting spankings. We aren't asking much out of this little guy, people. All we say is that he CAN NOT get out of bed after we put him there, and that he ABSOLUTELY CANNOT get any toys down off the shelve. He can lie there awake, talk to himself, pray, or even sing a song. Every single time he gets our of bed and gets a toy. Not just any toy, but a loud toy that you can here going off from the other end of the house. I truly admire his determination. Definitely a strong willed child. I probably need to read The Strong Willed Child by James Dobson. I hear it's great...

So, I've said all that to set you up for this:

Ben during nap time: