Sleeping...

Sometimes, Kari anguishes over the kids' sleeping arrangements.  Until we got married, she never really had a "roommate".  I however, bunked with someone until I moved out of my parents' house in my early 20's.  The way that our townhouse is laid out, there is really no easy way to give the kids their own rooms so they have been together since Katie learned to climb out of her crib. 

Yes, it is a challenge sometimes to put them to bed.  If they are both awake in their room, they will play until midnight.  Our usual routine is to get both of them cleaned up and dressed for bed.  We put Katie in her toddler bed and she falls asleep.  James and I spend some time together and he goes in his bed after Katie is sleeping.  For the most part, this works. 

James was exhausted so I put him in bed early, before Katie tonight.  She and I read books until James was asleep.  She spent about 20 minutes talking to her Pink Girl and then went quiet.  When I checked on them around 9:00, they were both asleep in their own beds.

Kari and I have come to the consensus that it is good for James and Katie to be sharing a room.  They love each other very much and genuinely watch out for each other.  Kari checked on the kids a little before 10:00 tonight, about an hour after I did, and this is what she found.