Bedtime for Bonzos

bedtime is ROUGH around here these days. some nights will be super easy and bry and i will look at each other in disbelief, like "what? that worked?" and then other nights are just...under-worldly...the boys sleep in the same room...and the same bed...which leads to why some nights are easy and some aren't

we have tried it every which possible way - for a long time bryson would lay down in our bed until he fell asleep and then we would carry him into his bed...but ever since bodie transitioned to the big boy bed it has been easier with bryson, aka "Bodie Police" in the same room. then they were in separate beds in the same room (bryson has the top bunk) but EVERY night bodie would try to crawl up into the bed with bryson. so we tried putting them on the same bed on different sides and it has been the best situation so far.

there are several funny things happening in this picture. first of all...bodie is sleeping in a squat position. this can not be comfortable, right? no wonder that boy is so strong - he works out while he sleeps! secondly, they like to pile all their stuffed animals and all their blankets (and any other blankets they can find) and i will find the occasional toy too...you can barely see bryson's arm peeking out on the left - he likes to pile all these things on top of him...

so i am sure other mamas can relate - that at the end of the day i am just DONE...like super done...like i can not possibly battle any more at all and any whining or crying is just intensified and i just turn into super grump. so since the new year i have started really cracking down on nap time/rest time and bed time. the only thing i find that works is that i put the boys in the room and tell them that if i hear noise i will close their door...this is super motivating to bryson especially (not bodie - he prefers the door closed that little sneak!) and then sure enough there will be noise and i will close the door and i tell them i will open it again when they are sleeping and then i just dont go in anymore (unless i hear crying of course).

if anyone has any tricks for getting kids who share a room to bed without drama let me know! they will be getting a third roommate soon and it would be nice if there was an easier way than our experience has been!