After five years of doing everything by the book (or by all the books I can get my hands on), I don’t think we’ve made much headway in the sleep department when it comes to Ava. And, now that Olivia is out of her crib and into a toddler bed, she’s (literally) harder to contain.
I have decided that super rigid routines don’t seem to make much of a difference, and so I’m done fighting battles about bedtime. I don’t care where you sleep; I don’t care who you sleep with. Just GO. TO. BED. Someone’s bed…anyone’s bed. If you’re in mine, though, I’m going to move you back to yours at some point in the evening.
And, when I came upstairs last night, this is what I found in my bed. The girls like sleeping together, though they often have a bit of a hard time settling down at night when they are side by side.
Do you think they fell asleep mid-snuggle or mid-struggle?
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Posted by Doug on April 22, 2010 at 9:22 am
This could be on a greeting card!
Posted by Dawn on April 22, 2010 at 9:54 am
I hope you left them where they were and went to sleep in another bed for the night!
Posted by Rebecca on April 22, 2010 at 10:03 am
That’s what Bryan suggested! No way–we moved them into Ava’s room. They were both back in our bed by 5 am, though. We all probably would have slept more if I had left them.
Posted by Sarah Johnson on April 22, 2010 at 7:19 pm
That is so sweet!
Posted by Laura on April 22, 2010 at 10:35 pm
It really is so adorable.
Posted by Liana Lamont on April 23, 2010 at 8:50 am
This photo brings a smile to me. It is incredibly sweet.
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