A few days ago, Garrett moved up to the top bunk. He has wanted to sleep up there for a while, but I'm a paranoid and overprotective mother. I was perfectly content to have him sleep on the bottom bunk and Ethan on the trundle bed beneath it- nice and close to the ground.
Until now the top bunk has been used for extra storage. Despite my constant efforts to clean, purge, and reorganize, it was continually collecting clutter. I couldn't take it anymore and finally made the switch.
Bedtime has never been so wonderful. For 4 nights in a row now, at around 6 pm, Garrett has eagerly asked if it's time to go to bed yet. At first, Ethan was in despair as he watch me remove his mattress from the trundle bed and hoist it up to the top bunk. He quickly got over it when he figured out that he would sleep in Garrett's bed on the bottom bunk. Anything Garrett does is good enough for him. We often find Ethan climbing up there on his own throughout the day to take "a little rest"..
They both peacefully and quietly drift off to dreamland, without a single request for water or a piece of bread. The empty trundle works wonders for that extra storage space we need, and it's all out of sight. Everyone's happy.
Adding to the bliss- we got some new "CARS" toothpaste yesterday. Now they ask if it's time to brush teeth yet too. Really, can it get any better?
2 comments:
Such big kids! Natalie & I had bunk beds when we were little and shared a room. I was on bottom being the younger child. I slept up on the top one night while Natalie was at a slumber party. Fell off in my sleep, but didn't wake up till morning. LOL. I turned out fine. :)
so far we've done great and had no falls or injuries!
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