Bed Buddy

When Miles was a baby, we never let him sleep with us. We were very strict about creating good habits, and plus he was a major wiggle worm. The fact that he would climb on me all night like a jungle gym, made it very easy to just say no to him sleeping with us.

We still don't let him sleep with us often. The rule is...he can get in bed with us after his clock turns green (which is 6:15am)....mostly on the weekends b/c we are still in bed. Lately, he hasn't been sleeping as well as usual. He'll walk to our room in the middle of the night or stay in his bed and cry for us. We try to take him back to his bed or even let him sleep on the couch. But every now and then, it's just not worth the fight....especially at 2 or 3am. He's not the wiggle worm he used to be, which means I can actually get some sleep even with him in our bed. And, I must admit that I love having him with us. I think Darrin agrees...

I totally see why parents get sucked into their kids sleeping with them. There's nothing like snuggling with your kid. Surely we have set enough of a standard that we won't ruin him by giving in every now and then.