The first few times, after 40 minutes of laying with her, she either fell asleep or was still awake. Either way, she wound up back in the crib for the night. Then we got into a routine where after laying with her for about 5 minutes, we would just move her to the crib and she would go to sleep from there. And then we got into a routine where she would lay super still and basically demand to stay in the bed, so if she stayed super still, we would keep giving her more time to fall asleep. Eventually, she was sharing the twin bed with Alli. Alli *loved* having her sister in bed with her, so no issue there.
Well, then we hit a few nights where Natalie woke up in the middle of the night, screaming and crying, and would not stop if we put her back to bed in the crib. She wanted mommy to lay with her in bed. A twin bed, and Alli was also in it. 3 girls. 1 twin bed. Are you nuts child? Well, yes. But of course mommy obliged and spent quite a few very sleepless nights crammed in the twin bed with the girls.
One weekend after cramming in the bed for a good portion of the night, I told Kim we were heading to the mattress store to get Natalie a bed. We walked out of the store with a new twin size bed, and out of Target with a set of sheets. We set up the bed right next to Alli's bed, so voila! Instant king size bed for two very little girls. Now the whole family could sleep there comfortably and mommy is very happy. Alli actually is too. She confessed that she was cramped sharing the twin with her sister.
We took some shots of the girls sleeping:
Sharing the twin:
Sleeping arrangement with beds pushed together:
Yes, notice that room so everyone can sleep sideways? :)
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