Throwing in the towel

After a week with two car beds, I'm ready to throw in the towel. We've had to move someone to the crib in the guest room every single night. Most nights it was Gavin. The one night that Gavin actually fell asleep in the car bed, Emery was determined to wake him up, so she was sent to the guest room. We've tried moving Gavin back to his room after he's sleeping. On these nights, he's been up at 6:30am the next morning, standing over Emery to make sure that she's also awake. On top of all of this, naps have been VERY VERY short (less than 45 minutes today!). I honestly don't care if they get up at 5:30 every day and take 30 minute naps, as long as they aren't crazed maniacs throughout the day!

So, after much consideration, we're not going to force the issue. We are giving Gavin one chance each night to sleep in his bedroom, but the first time he gets out of bed he goes to the crib in the guest room. I just don't think he's ready yet. The temptation is too much for him! We've spent hours and hours giving warnings, returning kids to their beds, and have even tried positive reinforcement (bribery). Emery is pretty good at staying in bed and even points Gavin back to his bed when he is wandering around the room. She likes her space and does not like Gavin to be near her bed!

We've been worried about them sleeping in separate rooms because we will need the other bedroom when the baby is born. After thinking about it, the baby will probably sleep in our room for the first few months, which gives us 6 months or so to transition Gavin back to his bedroom. Maybe a few months will make all the difference. I REALLY hope so!

On top of this, they are both getting their 2 year molars, constantly chewing on their fingers, lots of crankiness, and probably part of the reason for the short naps!

Speaking of naps, Gavin and Emery FINALLY dropped their morning nap and are now taking one nap a day! Once we put the extra shades on the windows (when they were still sleeping in cribs), they fell asleep faster and seemed to sleep better at night. Until this week, they were taking almost 2 hour naps each day. Gavin even slept 3 hours a couple of times! They have never taken a 3 hour nap before this and 2 hour naps were very rare. It was great......while it lasted. Now, I've got to figure out why the heck these kids aren't sleeping!

So, that's why I haven't posted anything in almost a week. I'm TIRED!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)

EDITED TO ADD: Gavin just woke up screaming in his bed after being asleep for an hour 1/2. I gave him some tylenol and sat with him for a few minutes before putting him back in bed. It's gotta be the molars! Maybe we're just fighting too many battles at once. We could make it really interesting and start potty training this week too!