Sleep!!!

So anyone who knows us can tell you that we are very consistent with sleep habits for the boys! Let's face it, sleep is crucial for a number of reasons, most importantly, brain development and mood!!

Right around Memorial Day weekend, Sean scaled the crib, so we ended up converting the crib to the toddler bed.  The only problem, we couldn't keep Sean in the toddler bed.  Our strong-willed child, liked to make taking a nap or going to bed a "game" and would challenge us to no end. We felt like an episode of "Supernanny" walking him right back to his bed 40-50 times, usually taking close to 45 minutes until he would finally fall asleep.  This was at nap time AND bedtime!  Because this was SO exhausting, we ended up having to lay on the floor, until he would fall asleep.  With the floor being so uncomfortable, even with makeshift padding, we decided to just go right into a full size bed!  We have left the mattress on the ground, with bed rails, as Sean moves around a lot in his sleep.  So now we lay a little more comfortably with him until he falls asleep. 
The weeks following surgery were tough though.  Sean would wake at various times through the night crying hysterically, looking for us.  Looking back, it makes since why he was so hysterical, it was dark and ALL sound was gone, a bit of a different "hearing" prior to surgery where he might have had a different "feeling of sound."  We finally ended up taking turns sleeping with Sean in his bed the entire night.  Gradually we have been able to avoid sleeping in his bed, but still require the "lay down until Sean falls asleep" part.  The flip side though is Sean is waking between 5:30-6:30, sneaking into our room and causing a little mischief (i.e. taking my travel coffee mug, bringing it to his room and spilling it all over his bed!).  This week though, he has decided not to cause trouble and is climbing into bed with me.  I'll take that for the remainder of summer!!  We hope that in the next few months, as he learns to hear, we will be able to improve this sleep routine!!!