New Sleeping Arrangement

We bought a new bed for the kids and it was delivered last week. We also bought new Ariel bedsheet for jiejie to entice her to sleep in her new room and bed. Well, it worked… almost.

It is supposed to be an one-bedded but we put a mattress on the floor for Lil Isaac and turned it into a bunk bed. The kids were excited and spent much time climbing up and down the stairs, in and out of the lower deck on Monday night. Daddy Lim and I had to constantly watch over them to make sure that nobody fell overboard or knock their head. Lil Isaac, as accident prone as usual, did kok his head. -.o”

We are hoping that we can successfully chase jiejie out of our room. For a start, I will sleep with them in their room, on a mattress next to Lil Isaac. I hope to escape back to my room in the middle of the night after a few nights. Maybe there will be a day that they can both sleep on their own in their room with auntie. Probably not this auntie, the kids cannot co-exist in harmony with this maid.

On Monday, Lil Isaac fell asleep when I gave him his bottle and I put him on his deck. Daddy Lim was reading to Lil Shauna then. He tried to tuck her to bed while I expressed but wasn’t too successful. I see her running in and out of the room. Finally, she chose to squeeze with Lil Isaac and fell asleep shortly.

Lil Isaac woke up once for his night feed and there were quite a few “his-leg-was-on-her-head” and “she’s-into-his-space” episodes that woke me up. Otherwise, the night went well. I think Lil Shauna is scared to sleep alone. She has been sleeping with us for the past years. I am suggesting buying a night light or a projection light. One that she can switch on easily if she wakes up in the middle of the night. I hope she will continue to want to sleep in her room and will progress to her deck one day. Crossed finger.

For the last few nights, Lil Shauna only slept on her deck once. The rest of the time was spent squeezing with me and Lil Isaac. Well, at least that is a good start.

My only problem now is the night pee. She wet the bed that only night that she slept on her deck despite me making her peed before she slept. When she's on the upper deck, I will probably end up breaking my back trying to carry her to and back from the toilet. Hmmmm...

Mummy Lim