Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Attachment Parenting Basics- Co-Sleeping

We didn't set out to co-sleep. We have a lovely co-sleeper that attaches to our bed and we used it for 6 weeks. By 6 weeks however, just lifting Carter the 18 inches to his own bed proved too much. Now he sleeps propped up on his side between two of my nicest hand towels. We rolled them up and secured them with rubber bands.And so we all sleep together now: Carter, mommy, daddy, and kitty...all in a California King. There's plenty of room as long as daddy sleeps clinging to the edge of the bed with the cat perched on his shoulder. But nobody complains. I don't think we have enough energy to muster a complaint.Carter's happy and mommy doesn't lose it at night anymore. And what does that mean? Daddy's also happy because mommy doesn't lose it at night anymore. And the cat? Never happy. In fact right now, he's in a snit and sitting at the top of the stairs. Didn't get the wet food at 2am as he was demanding. Or at 3am. Or at 4am. In fact, if he keeps this up, he may never eat again.

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