Big boy bed

The days of Aaron's playpen have been numbered for a while now. Aaron was happy enough, and could get in and out by himself, but the thing was turning into a jungle gym. I'd peek in to their room and there would be Jordan balanced on all fours on the top rails. Here are the two of them "resting" in there together (not):


We tried a crib mattress on the floor. The boys again immediately climbed in together.


At bedtime, Aaron was willing to give his new bed a go, but it was really too small for him. The first night, I found him half-asleep in the middle of the floor, grunting unhappily, trying to get comfortable. The second night, he just sat on the edge of the mattress and cried.

So we got him a twin bed. The day it arrived, the boys christened it with much jumping. When it was time to go to bed, Aaron was willing to sleep in it... and Jordan wanted to sleep in it too! We let them try it, and oh my goodness, it was so impossibly cute, I cannot tell you. Here they are posing.

We were afraid this would be way too exciting for actual sleep, but what do you know, they nodded off. They have always been great sleepers. In the middle of the night Jordan got up and went in his own bed; "Aaron was bonking me with his head," he explained. I think that means he was snuggling too close. But the next night they went to bed together again, and every night since. They love it. We love it. Maybe we didn't even need that other bed.

They are also very capable of being cute on the couch.