The Latecoming Family Bed

We managed to avoid the whole cosleeping pitfall through your infancy. As a baby and toddler, you've slept (somewhat) happily in your crib. I thought the transition to your new bed would prove that track record sound and all would be well.

Not so lucky. You won't fall asleep in it - just in the living room as you used to. And you won't stay asleep in it. *sigh* Every single day this week, you've crawled into bed with us, sometime between 2 and 4 a.m. Usually you seem to really be sleepwalking. And last night was the first time I really tried to take you back to your own bed, and that just wasn't happening.

Our bed is only a queen bed, and you take up more than half of it with your sideways sleeping, kicking, stroking, etc. Daddy and I are getting increasingly bleary-eyed, and I'm getting anxious about finding a solution. I suggested to Daddy that we start shutting your door like we'd originally planned. But we both know this will lead to you either walking smack into the door, or finding it shut and pounding and screaming until we rescue you or you fall back asleep on the floor. I don't want to do that to you either.

So, I don't know what we'll do. I'd like to think you'll grow out of this phase, but I'm not so sure.

And no potty pee this morning, no stickers. Hopefully tonight.