I type this with Ollie sleeping next to me. As *big* as he is getting, he still sleeps with us. I have tried a million different ways and times to get him to sleep through the night in his crib and he ends up back with us.
I was never one for co-sleeping. I wanted my own space, my own little haven for me to relax in. Then came the kids.
Evie was a great sleeper. She still is. She can sleep in any position, in any location for 12 hours. Now, she's a snorer and will wake the dead with her noises, but, she's sleeping! How this child doesn't wake up in total agony from the strange positions she sleeps in is beyond me.
Ollie, on the other hand, is his mother's son when it comes to sleep. I have never needed more then 4 hours of sleep to function. If I can get 4 straight hours, I am gold. So is he. He naps for maybe 2 hours total during the day and sleeps for about 8 hours at night. That's it. He doesn't sleep for 8 straight hours though unless he is with us, in between us, in our bed.
I have read all the scary literature about babies in parents beds and all the good reads about how beneficial it is to the child. Blah. I just wanna sleep and if this means he sleeps, so be it. I don't co-sleep for the *bonding* benefits, I do it for my sanity. And for the sanity of my family. You know the old saying, If Momma isn't happy, nobody is happy!
Now, I am not slamming the parents who co-sleep with kids until they are 10 (Mom and Dad and Lacey...lol). To each their own. What works for one family and one particular child, will not work for another. After a while, after several kids, its just easier to give in to the little things to make life easier.
Will Ollie sleep in his own bed? Yes. Will he sleep in his crib? Probably not. At the rate he is growing and moving, he will be climbing outta our bed soon and his crib will covert to a toddler bed and hopefully, he will sleep there. I'm not crossing any fingers or toes on this, but, it will be in the future....maybe.
If I truly had my own way, I would have a custom made bed, larger then a California King, big enough for both kids, Derek and myself to comfortably sleep every night. But, sadly, the USCG doesn't pay Derek enough to order a custom bed of that stature.
As a kid, my parent's bed was the most comfortable bed in the entire world. No matter how old I got, it was the softest, warmest, safest place to be. It protected me from the loud thunder, scary monsters and just when I needed my Mommy and Daddy. It seems as though part of my wish to become my mother is coming true. I have fantastic kids, a loving husband, a warm house and my bed is becoming their safe haven from scary monsters, loud thunder and any needed Mommy and Daddy comforts.
Oh, here are a few new pics of my babies too!
