Levi has been sleeping in a pack n play in our room since he was born. But with his poor sleep over the past few months, we are probably getting even less sleep because of the shared room. I love the idea of kids sharing a room, but when they're babies and/or not sleeping well, the logistics can be difficult! I didn't want to move Levi into Lucy's room (just next door to ours) while he's sleeping like this (i.e., not sleeping). And of course I didn't want to move him into Nate's room because 1) Nate isn't a wonderful sleeper to begin with, and 2) it's on a different floor than our room. So yesterday we moved Lucy's bed up into Nate's room, and they'll share for a few months (or however long it takes for Levi to sleep through the night consistently). Levi slept in the pack n play in Lucy's room, and we'll set up the crib in there for him this week. As for nap time during the day, when all three kids have a "rest time," I will try putting Lucy into our bed so Nate can still have alone time in his room.
Jon and I were anticipating a long evening as Nate and Lucy adjusted to the new arrangement. But it wasn't as bad/long as I thought it might be, and both kids were asleep within an hour or so. (In fact, I think Nate fell asleep first.) I love that this is inadvertently teaching them a "life skill." It will be nice when we go places (e.g., Mimi & Grandpa's) or when they sleep over at friends' houses, because it won't be foreign to sleep with someone else in the room.
OK, random post, I know. :)
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Creativity! Praying it works out.
I hope that works out well but most of all I hope Levi getss over his bad habits. Maybe this will help. Certainly hope so. L&K Nannie
It makes hotels a breese too. My boys both share a queen bed when we stay in a hotel and then pack and play for Levi, works great when they are used to falling asleep with other people's noises...
P.S. me and my bro shared a room for years, it's not wierd at all at this age!
Oh how I wish I could spell... "breeze"
Katie--blackout blinds (I just bought the fabric from JoAnne's with a coupon for way cheap) work great for us--it makes it dark enough that they can't see each other-haha. Generally, Elena is the instigator--she doesn't care if I take stuffed animals away (that works for keeping Averie in bed). She goes under Averie's bed and pushes up on the mattress with her feet, little stinker. I do need to put them down together most nights, because they will wait up for each other if I put one down first. And Elena just knows (but is not happy) that Averie doesn't have naptime with her. so I put her down in Averie's bed for naptime--she normally gets down and sleeps under the bed anyhow. maybe that helps a little with logistics. Good luck!
Sara, thanks for the tips! (And Ric, thanks for all the tips in your email, too!) I figure it'll be an adjustment no matter what. :)
Looking forward to hearing how the room-sharing is going. We will need to move Porter out of our room soon -- he's too loud when he wakes! I want him to share w/ Ezra but not to wake him up. In our new house, I'm thinking he can just bunk out in the office, next door to E's room, until he's sleeping better.
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