14 months - changing naptimes

baby is transitioning from two to one nap in the day. i have been delaying her naptime on weekends such that she only sleeps around 1pm for about 1.5-2 hours and is up for the rest of the day. it's been good so far, as i don't have to deal with her fighting her morning nap. and we don't have to wonder whether she will take another nap in the late afternoon. on those days when she is reluctant to nap in the afternoon, i also get a grumpy baby on my hands around 5-6pm because her last nap was too early in the day.

so yes, i am liking this transition and also enjoying the longer break i get in the afternoon.

however it also means shifting around some of the milk and meal times. baby's eating schedule is now as follows:

8am - 6oz milk

9am - some kind of breakfast. either eating what we are having for breakfast (e.g. yam cake, toast, noodles, scrambled eggs from mcdonald's) or cereal/fruit. she also gets soya bean milk or some fresh milk to go along with the food.

12pm - lunch

1pm - 8oz milk (it used to be milk at around 10.30am followed by her nap and then lunch around 12pm)

3pm (when she gets up) - some snack or fruit. am trying to cut out her late afternoon milk feed since she doesn't seem to need it and i would rather her have a hearty appetite for dinner.

6pm - dinner

8-8.30pm - 8oz milk

i like this eating schedule as we can have lunch together rather than consecutively. plus, she eats more at lunch and dinner because we don't fill her up with milk beforehand.