When I found out I was pregnant, I knew in my head that I must set up a nursery. I needed to get the crib, diaper changing table, bedding, sheets, and dresser. We ended up moving 1 month prior to my due date and well I didn’t know exactly what I was going to do. A dear friend of mine got us a pack n’ play as a baby gift. We decided to use that as our bassinet in our room until we felt comfortable putting our little one in another room.
He was in our room for about a month or so when I really started searching for a crib. I found a used one on craigslist that came along with a diaper changing table. The woman who sold it to me had 2 kids and she bought it from a family who had 3 kids. In some way I felt it was a hand-me-down crib that had lasted so long and was as some would say “vintage”.
But did he sleep in it right away? No. After he became too heavy for the bassinet part of the pack n’ play, he began to co-sleep with us. He would go into the crib during naps but at night he would be right by me. It wasn’t until he was weaned did he begin to sleep in his crib on his own. Then at 3, we felt he was too big for the crib and we put a mattress on the floor for him to sleep in his first big boy bed. It went very well.
Now of course I fail to mention that baby #2 was already here and well we needed the crib for him. Just like baby #1, he too slept in the pack n’ play but also alternated with the baby swing for night time sleeping. Sebastian was a tough baby at night. He had acid reflux and needed to be upright. Being in the swing accomplished 2 goals at once. It was a life saver for the longest time. Eventually, we needed the crib for him to take naps. Once again at night he was snuggled up with me until he was weaned. I weaned him at 2 years old. But unfortunately, he didn’t get out of my bed and well then his big brother moved back in as well.
You see their Dad works late at night and it was just easier to put them in my bed and well sometimes go to sleep with them. We had a routine, bath, book, brush, and bed. They got used to the routine and well I liked them in there for a while. There were times where I needed them out because they were hogging the bed or covers. We tried to move them out to their room several times but when their Dad wasn’t home, well again it just became easier to snuggle up with them.
The night Jillian was born we were back to playing musical beds again. They wouldn’t be able to be in bed with me as she was completely co-sleeping with me. We made a fun sleep “in” their room with the futon mattress and their Dad slept in there room with them.
Ahh, Jillian and I were like Queens in our Queen size bed…..for about 8 months. Somehow, sometime, someway….the boys came back. I think it was after they received sleeping bags for their Christmas present. They wanted to camp out in “mommy’s room”. So they managed to once again come back and regain their territory but now on the floor.
I couldn’t sleep with Jillian in my bed any further as she wanted to nurse all night long. I felt now that she is getting more food via solids it was time to transition her into her own bed. Plus she was not only rolling over but pulling herself up. I feared for her safety and couldn’t sleep many nights.
So, I have regained my bed back and my husband is currently back in my bed. The boys are on the floor with their sleeping bags, sometimes. There are times when they start off in my bed and we move them to their respective spots on the floor.
I’m redoing their room. Reorganizing or decluttering as you could say. I’m also waiting for Jillian to sleep through the night more than 2 days in a row so she won’t wake them. Yes all 3 will be in one bedroom.
Truthfully, I can’t wait until Jillian is old enough to sleep with them as it will be cute to see them all snuggle up together.
We are going to get a new bed for the boys, not sure if it will be bunk beds or twin or what. I think it’s great they sleep together.
I love to snuggle together too on occasion. In fact I just put Braedon in my bed for a late night snuggle. I’m sure his Dad will remove him at some point, but in the mean time—I’m going to rekindle my memories of snuggling with him when he was an infant.
They are only going to want to snuggle up to mom for so long and then they will want to be on their own. So, snuggle away!
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