all snug in THEIR beds

Last night as I lay in bed, I started thinking about things.  You know how it goes, your mind jumping from one thing to the next.  Finally, it settled on how much I enjoy seeing my kids sleeping.  It does not matter how old they get, it is just such a peaceful thing to see them sleeping.  There is nothing like it.

From there, my mind drifted to WHERE they were sleeping.  For once in our lives, everyone in the house is sleeping in their. own. beds.  This is the first time in 8 years that this has happened.  There have been so many different sleeping arrangements over the years that it would take me all day to list them, but the main change has been no one is in our bed (which has always been welcome)...and then Ellie. 

She was an excellent sleeper as a baby.  Like most of our kids, it all began after she outgrew the crib.  She then chose to sleep with her big brother or with us each night.  I did not have a problem with it, thinking she would eventually just grow out of it.  That is the part that took MUCH longer than I thought  :) 

She has recently decided it was time to stop sleeping in the boys room, and move into her room. YAY Ellie!  This was after we put a new bed set that she was given from a friend of mine...who knew it would be something so simple?  But, it worked!  She is now in her own bed every night, and she is very proud of herself (and so are we)!!

Today, I am hoping that we did not mess things up for ourselves...

At one time, the sleeping arrangements (I told you there were many, LOL) included a bunk bed for Kaden & Ellie.  I think we took them down when Zander arrived and we were changing the rooms around.  They've been in the garage ever since.  Kaden has been asking if the boys could have them again, and we decided that would work.  We had to move the boys' trundle bed into the girls room, and it would eventually become the bed for both girls once Aves gets out of her crib.  For now, it just meant that everyone got "new" beds.

                               

                               

Here is to hoping that I can go to bed with the same happy thoughts tonight  :)

Comments

[Judi]

Good thing you got your tubes tied :)

And, yay Ellie! Although I must say it is a little sad -- But wait until Avers gets out of her crib (that little momma's girl).

Miss you!