Strange Sleepers

We've been having some troubles as of late with children sleeping. It all started after the move Grace decided that she didn't want to have a nap anymore. That's fine many children once they hit toddlerhood don't need to sleep anymore. I thought that Grace fell into this category until she started skipping her naps and staying up until 10 or 11 at night. We removed the toys from her room. It didn't help. Grace started getting out of bed and wandering the house.

We installed a gate at the top of the stairs because there is nothing more creepy then waking up and realizing your toddler is roaming the floor beneath you. However that didn't help as much as we had hoped.

Even though Laura is pushing the six month mark she still sleeps with us. We have a king size bed and Laura is a very still sleeper so its not really an issue, however people's eyes seem to widen in shock that they quickly try to hide when I mention this fact.

I realize that there are people who are very firm believers that co-habitation of a bed is not only a bad habit but very dangerous for the baby. I understand these concerns but have always had my newborns sleep with me. Grace was long gone by five months because she rolled around and kicked us too much. But I just find it too convenient to roll over when I'm half asleep and feed Laura without really waking up instead of walking all the way over to her room, feeding her and then going back to bed.

Night time is a strange time in the Watt house.

About a week ago the night terrors started. I'll be the first to admit that when I saw Homer
Simpson suffering from night terrors I thought it was hilarious. When my parents told me I used to sleep walk and try to go to school I laughed at myself. I'm hoping that someday I will be able to look back on this and laugh.

We woke up to see Grace fast asleep in the hall.

I have no idea how she managed to do this.