Room Mates...

Last Sunday (5 Aug) marked an important milestone,.... Cate moved into Emma's room! They are now ROOMIES! I have been planning this day, trying to think of the best time to do this,....

There was quite a lot to consider! Will they wake each other up? ... What happens to Cate's morning routine of transfering from cot to mattress for her milk followed by the additional hr nap before waking up properly (I know, she is a high maintenance one.)....Will Cate fall off her bed?....

Well anyway I had a major constraint and that was that IKEA had DISCONTINUED the same bed that Emma has! Of course the sisters had to have matching beds! So I spent a couple of months casually looking for a 2nd hand one not really thinking I would find it and also secretly thinking that this means I have to put off dealing with all those questions/doubts I had!

Anyway, on Sunday, a lovely mother of 4 decided to sell 2 of these beds! I bought just the one of course and straight to IKEA that same night to get a mattress. The first night was so cute,.... I had my baby monitor (LCD and sound) so I could see and hear what was going on. Cate and Emma were singing and chatting all night. Emma would go to Cate's bed to pat her to sleep,... then back to her bed..... In the end I think Emma was tiring of Cate's non-stop singing and fell asleep. The room wasn't quiet till 11:30pm! Cate woke before Emma and continued to sing! When Emma came into my room, she looked exasperated "Mummy, Cate didn't sleep the whole night! She was singing when I slept, and she was still singing when I woke up! What do we do!"

Luckily this novelty has worn off and the hr long singing and chatting is now more like 5-10min. Totally manageable even on a school night. ;)

One unchartered area though is afternoon naps in the same room,.... not sure how that is going to work out! Will keep you posted!