I really should ask my child. He's an expert at not-going-to-sleep while we snuggle. 
ETA: ExtrovertKid is 3 1/2.
Those of you who snuggle to sleep, how do you keep yourself awake? For a while I thought that if I could fall asleep with him, then I must need the sleep. But when I fall asleep that early I sleep poorly all night.
If I read with a book light, it annoys him/makes him more awake. Sometimes my husband is able to snuggle and read on his iPhone, but my son seems to tolerate that better with my husband than me.
Sometimes it works to try to think through a problem/idea, but it's got to be a pretty engaging idea to keep me awake most nights!
ExtrovertKid is slowly growing out of his need to be snuggled to sleep, but I'm sure it'll be a long time before he doesn't need it any more. About 1 night in 10-ish he'll snuggle for a few minutes and then roll further onto his sidecarred bed to fall asleep without touching. Most of the time he's still a "we must be nose-to-nose" kind of guy. He is also that way during the day, if it helps to know that. He's an only child and emphatically not into independent play. He plays alone when he's pooping, and that's about it.
ETA: ExtrovertKid is 3 1/2.
Those of you who snuggle to sleep, how do you keep yourself awake? For a while I thought that if I could fall asleep with him, then I must need the sleep. But when I fall asleep that early I sleep poorly all night.
If I read with a book light, it annoys him/makes him more awake. Sometimes my husband is able to snuggle and read on his iPhone, but my son seems to tolerate that better with my husband than me.
Sometimes it works to try to think through a problem/idea, but it's got to be a pretty engaging idea to keep me awake most nights!
ExtrovertKid is slowly growing out of his need to be snuggled to sleep, but I'm sure it'll be a long time before he doesn't need it any more. About 1 night in 10-ish he'll snuggle for a few minutes and then roll further onto his sidecarred bed to fall asleep without touching. Most of the time he's still a "we must be nose-to-nose" kind of guy. He is also that way during the day, if it helps to know that. He's an only child and emphatically not into independent play. He plays alone when he's pooping, and that's about it.
