Yesterday morning we moved the big kids into the same room, so that Trevor can have his own room to sleep in.
Zac was beside himself- he was so excited. Kept calling it a "sleep over in Jenna's room". Jenna was really quite upset, "he is going to bother me!". Steve and I knew that it would be a problem at first.
Well....it was. They were in the bed at 8pm. They were finally asleep at 10:45. After a million warnings and chances, after calm talking -tos and angry talking-tos. After fruitless spanks (go ahead Gasp..that is how we roll). After spending 5 minutes in the back yard (which didn't work bc they were excited and thought they would just jump on the tramp) and even after a story about a boy named Max who wouldn't go to bed and so was very tired and grumpy the next day, there was still no sleep. What made them sleep you say? Well Zac played with the night lite and got a little shock which freaked us all out frankly, and scared them to just shut their eyes and go to sleep! (Zac is ok by the way. A little zap is all.)
This morning Jenna said, "I feel like Max!" and Zac basically was Max this morning and is still napping now . I dread the afternoon with sleepy, grouchy Jenna. Maybe tonight they will go to bed and sleep there, without the drama of electrocution!
We thought that we would make a chart...(how many charts have I made as a mother that are collecting dust or are in a folder?) ...and if they stay in their beds 10 times we will go to Chuck E. Cheese's. We also thought that we could stagger the bedtimes. Trevor 6:30, Zac 7:30 and Jenna 8. Any ideas are welcome. BTW, there are literally 2 toys and 0 books in the bedroom now because we emptied it to move the furniture, it was just that they were playing and annoying each other, just as each predicted.
Bring on the solutions!
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Good luck! I think you have some great ideas already. Putting kids down at different times has helped us when we actually remember to stagger going to bed. Also, at the beginning, Brandon or I would stay in their rooms. I know not fun, but after a few times of us being in the room with them has helped them go to bed easier.
OMG!! This is the funniest post ever! We lived in a 2 bedroom apartment with 3 kids for a while...and let me tell you, it sucked. If you start getting kids to bed about 7, they might be asleep by 10. It was a nightmare. The only thing that fixed it was moving and splitting them up. You have some great ideas tho...I hope it works for you!
And don't worry...i didn't gasp! that's how we roll too! lol.
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