Bunk Beds

Ah the sleeping saga. Our girls would happily give up their own beds to snuggle up with us in our King. However, in a quest for space of my own, I would end up sleeping in their room at 2 am while they stretched out in my bed.

Addie has been sleeping in and out of our bed since she was a baby. Eliza, never once slept in our bed until she figured out how to climb out her crib at 2 1/2 and refused to sleep in the toddler bed. Hello bunk beds (excellent Craigslist score!). We told the girls that if we got them a bunk bed that they would have to sleep in their own room, in their own beds. That was the rule. No more Mommy and Daddy bed. This rule is sometimes harder on us then on them.

People have passionate opinions about co-sleeping.  I would say that, in theory, I'm all for kids sleeping in their own beds. In practice, that hasn't been the case. The girls are very sweet sleepers and I do like seeing their angelic faces when I wake up. But then again I like more than 8 inches of space to call my own. For the most part the girls have stayed in their beds and we have had to be disciplined about escorting them back to their own beds when someone tries to sneak in at 3 am. I'll even admit I've slept in the top bunk with Addie for a few hours in the wee hours one time. Okay, two times -- reminds me of my days at summer camp. Maybe I'm the one that really wanted the bunk beds.