Mama's Boys

 ...are sharing a room!!

Why?

The reason is two-fold.

Ben needed some companionship.

He has a hard time being alone in his room.

He rarely falls asleep without mom or dad

sitting next to him, which can really spread

us thin during the bedtime hours when

I'm already occupied putting Dan to sleep.

Ben also always wants a light on and his door open.

And when I say "light on" I don't mean the nightlight kind,

I mean his big, bright ceiling fan light.

As if he could really fall asleep with that thing on.

And the other reason,

well, mainly it's selfish.

I wanted my space back.

I didn't want to tiptoe around my bedroom,

brush my teeth in the dark,

use the kids bathroom for showers,

have a chance to put clothes in the closet and

carry a conversation with Larry louder then

a whisper.

Oh and having Dan get comfortable with

an extremely dark room and no sound at night

is completely unrealistic.

Plus, what better time to put them together,

then now when Dan only wakes up once a night

and goes straight back to sleep.

 It's been 3 nights and so far...

PERFECT!!

Ben never hears Dan wake up around 5am

for a morning feeding.

 I can sit with both boys while they doze off

to sleep instead of occupying both

Larry and I.

 Dan hasn't had a hard time taking

naps in a brighter environment or

been bothered by the outside street noise.

 Ben has come to terms with keeping

his room quiet and dark at night

for his baby brother.

And is even sleeping so much better.

Although I did threaten him with

taking his brother back into my room

if he got near his brother at all.

I love easy transitions.

Let's cross our fingers Keira's

potty-training is just as easy.