The nap see-saw

So my day went something like this:

• 6 a.m. Isabella wakes up demanding to eat. I feed her and sort-of half fall asleep while she finishes and then proceeds to kick me until about 8:30 when she dozes off.
• 8:40 Max wakes up and I hear "MOMMA" over the moniter. I drag myself out of bed and down the stairs to get him up. I get his breakfast and I hear that Isabella is awake again.
• 9 we play, watch a movie, feed Bella yogurt, which she loves, and generally have a good time.
• 11 Isabella has has enough so I put her down for her nap. Then I feed Max lunch.
• 12 Max goes down for his nap.
• I go lay down because I have a cold and 10 minutes later Bella is up.
• She nurses but will not fall back asleep.
• 1:30 FINALLY she goes back to sleep but I hear Max. I have to add that Max is a very easy-going sleeper. He goes down easily and usually sleeps for about 3 hrs. So I was completely confused to discover that he has been laying in bed awake for 1.5 hours. I go down to his room and give him back his blankie and stuffed animals. He finally goes to sleep at 2 and yes, you guessed it...Isabella wakes up.
• So this is where I am. It is 3:30, Max is asleep, Isabella is in bed but not asleep yet, I still haven't gotten to lay down, and Matt will be home within the half hour. I am sure that by the time he gets home to help, we will all be sleeping peacefully and he will have nothing to do.

I like to call it the nap see-saw. One baby goes down and the other gets up. Then that baby goes down and the other gets up. You get the picture. But for now, Isabella is calling!!