OH, after I had kids I had to take back soooo many things that that I 'KNEW' before having kids. The first, "Well if I have a girl - I'm not dressing them in all pink girly stuff!" No way was I socializing my children with gender specific roles. HA! Two girls later, I live in a world a wash in purple and pink. Two little girls later and I've got one little focused, cerebral softy and one rough and tumble sportster. Thus, I learned that regardless of preconceived notions they're gonna be what their gonna be.., As for the napping schedule - OH yeah! It's for mommy as much (or more so) than it is for the little ones. My oldest turned 5 on Feb 1 ans still naps 1-2 hours every day!! My youngest (3) naps as well. And they sleep from 8 pm to 6 am without a fuss. (We're an early morning rising kind o' family - so this works for us!) Without the naps - We'd have gone insane LOOONNNGG ago. We're pretty close to the edge anyway, always looking over the precipice -- so we do what we can to maintain our fragile grasp on sanity. :-)