I really don't have a whole lot to report these days. We are just hanging out, playing in the yard or doing a little work around the house when we get a chance.
I did move the three boys into their room together. We went to my parents' place a week or so ago and the three boys shared a room there. I'm not sure what the trick was but the room was darker and cooler than their room here and we used our sound machine while we were there. Evan slept wonderfully. Hardly stirred all night and slept til a decent time in the morning. I must remind you that my boys are 21 months old, almost 2 and we still haven't been getting to sleep through the night. I have felt very frustrated and discouraged about that. So, anyway, we came home and that night, Evan was up 3 times throughout the night. UGH.
So, while Justin was at work that day, I moved Evan's crib out of Caden's room and back over to the bedroom with Dylan and Liam. I duct taped the sides of the curtains (they are black out curtains but they stick out too far from the wall) to the window frames. That night I made sure it was cool and that the sound machine was on. Evan's sleeping has completely changed - for the better. Caden likes to have a night light so that might have been the issue. I don't know. But all three boys pretty much sleep 11 hours. This has been a week now. What a relief! I can't believe that it works, having all 3 of them together. They do wake each other up in the mornings but since that is usually between 7 and 730 - I don't mind at all.
This will probably all change again when we move them into big boy beds but I'm going to enjoy the sleep for a few months first!
I did move the three boys into their room together. We went to my parents' place a week or so ago and the three boys shared a room there. I'm not sure what the trick was but the room was darker and cooler than their room here and we used our sound machine while we were there. Evan slept wonderfully. Hardly stirred all night and slept til a decent time in the morning. I must remind you that my boys are 21 months old, almost 2 and we still haven't been getting to sleep through the night. I have felt very frustrated and discouraged about that. So, anyway, we came home and that night, Evan was up 3 times throughout the night. UGH.
So, while Justin was at work that day, I moved Evan's crib out of Caden's room and back over to the bedroom with Dylan and Liam. I duct taped the sides of the curtains (they are black out curtains but they stick out too far from the wall) to the window frames. That night I made sure it was cool and that the sound machine was on. Evan's sleeping has completely changed - for the better. Caden likes to have a night light so that might have been the issue. I don't know. But all three boys pretty much sleep 11 hours. This has been a week now. What a relief! I can't believe that it works, having all 3 of them together. They do wake each other up in the mornings but since that is usually between 7 and 730 - I don't mind at all.
This will probably all change again when we move them into big boy beds but I'm going to enjoy the sleep for a few months first!
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Are they showing any signs of wanting out of the cribs? My boys haven't been interested at all, which I am really thankful for. They will be 2 in 3.5 weeks.
Glad you are all well.