As I lay teetering on the edge of my bed last night, looking down upon the sprawled sleeping forms of my two kids and my husband hanging on to HIS edge of the bed, I had to chuckle.
I have to admit, I do enjoy the warmth of their crazy little bodies….the endless rotation as each battles for a ‘turn’ to snuggle mom….dad won’t do. The love makes the lack of sleep worth it. Sort of.
I asked my son – now five – if he was ever going to stop coming in the big bed. He said no. I figure fine. I will snuggle you no matter how grown up you are. That is great with me.
I wondered too, if this open bed policy affects their personalities. Does the assurance that they will always be welcome in the ‘big bed’ give them a big boost to their little egos? My children are BRIMMING with confidence. Overly perhaps. Crunchy Husband – a die hard reclusive nerd – was commenting about how Adam is almost jock like in his superiority to other kids. Especially to the boy we do after school care for. The arrogance is rather upsetting really…..I mean, confidence and assurance is great, but not at these extremes and not in a five year old.
He is smart. He does know a lot of stuff. Physically he IS superior to this other kid. The poor kid had his collar bone broken at birth!
His kindergarten teacher is constantly bemused by him. She has never met any child like him, she told us.
Caity is not much better. She is loud and happy and very opinionated. She will not back down in an argument.
Both are also loving and kind and empathic too.
Adam was in awe today. He got to see his new baby brother other sister at the ultrasound clinic. He was thrilled.
This new one is an active thing. Much wiggling. Arms waving. Mouth opening and closing. Not a quiet one. Again.
The question is……will there be enough room in the Big Bed for number three?
Guys….it IS a king size…but we are big people with freakishly tall children!!!!
Smiling Mom says
You must get, if you don’t already have, a King size bed. Not a CA King, a King. They are wider. I thank God for mine every single day!!
shaz says
very nice post. ๐
agreed with smiling mom… we bought a king size bed recently… it’s a NECESSITY!
Whim says
Somehow I think you’ll find room. ๐
I know someone who slept in their Mom’s bed until they were nine (when they just stopped doing it on their own). They are healthy and well adjusted.
Summer says
Mine still hog the bed too, but we’ve only got a Full sized bed. Luckily daddy works nights, or else there’s no way we could all fit. LOL
cronznet says
When I read about you folks who sleep with your kids (or who, like Redsy, have toddlers who wander about at night), I just thank any and all powers that be that I have a kiddo who sleeps soundly and revels in having his own bed!
Maybe the House of Crunch needs a big round bed with lots of cushions around for any who fall off in the night? Or a trundle for the kids to be placed upon once they are soundly asleep?