Queen Size Bed

When my wife and I first purchased our bed we didn't have any children so our thought was to buy just a queen size frame and mattress so we could be close to one another at night. I didn't realize that six years later it would need to accommodate not only us, but our three little ones.

At first it was OK as the kids only joined us in the morning and quite honestly once they were in bed with us, the joy of sleeping was over. Where the real enjoyment came was as one, than two of them popped in at some point during the night. Initially, we could hear them coming and just re-direct them back into their room, but at some point they either got smarter, or we were so sleep deprived that we never heard them enter our bed.

Fortunately for me they always climb in on my wife's side, so I didn't realize they were in bed with us until she started inching closer. I originally thought she was just getting frisky, but soon found myself with a hand, and then a foot on the floor to keep myself from falling out of bed. For the past month my four year old, Noah made his way into our bed and when we brought him back into his room, it was literally minutes before he would reappear.

Now don't get me wrong, I love when the kids sleep quietly with us, and as long as it is only one of them it wasn't that big of a deal. The problem arises when they start to toss and turn or worse talk in their sleep. I never realized kids slept so restlessly at night. What could they be dreaming about that would cause them concern. I'm still not sure, but as of yesterday we got Noah out of our bed and had a quiet peaceful nights sleep.

That makes one night in a row. Here's hoping for two.