It's a Miracle!

I have waited a few days to post because I thought it may just be too good to be true. But it has been a few days now, so I guess I can announce now....Alex is sleeping in his own bed, in his own room!!! What did you think I was announcing something else? Nah, this news, for us, is some of the best yet!! Joe and I decided to finally put it plain and simple to Alex - his bed is for sleeping in and not a jungle gym for playing on, so if he wasn't going to start sleeping in his room, then we were going to sell his bed set. Along with that, we asked Alex if he thought he was ready to sleep in the top bunk. He said yes. We didn't believe it. I mean, this is a boy who has slept in between Joe and I for a majority of his life. He slept with us from the time he was born until about six months old. Then he was in and out of our bed from 6 months until 22 months old, when we moved him up to his "big boy bed." At that time, I started to sleep with him in his bed until Jenna was born. Then Joe started to sleep with Alex in his bed until at the age of 2 1/2 years, we said enough and brought Alex back into our bed full-time. Now, just shy of his 5th birthday, Alex has gone from securely sleeping between us to sleeping on his own on the top bunk. And...he loves it!! His first night was Friday May 25th. On Sunday we bought him "army dude" bed sheets and now, there is no getting the boy out of his bed!! He spends his quiet time during the day up there and every night sleeping soundly. We have not once had to get up in the middle of the night for him. Jenna, idolizing her brother the way she does, has moved from her bed to Alex's lower bunk. The last couple of nights have been a bit trying on my nerves. Getting them to settle down and get to sleep has been a challenge, but every night it gets a bit easier. Jenna is even napping in there now, while Alex has his quiet time on the top bunk. This is the first day trying this out. I explained to Alex that while he may not need to nap, Jenna does and so he must be very quiet or else he will have to go to another room. So far, not a sound has come out of the room. One very early morning, at about 3 am, Jenna called out for me and asked to sleep with us. And for the first time since she was 6 months old, I carried her from her bed to sleep snugly between Joe and I. We were so happy to finally have the chance to have her sleeping sweetly between us. And Alex, he was fine in his room alone. Joe says he misses Alex at night. Hmm, I said, while I dearly love Alex, I do not miss him hogging the bed at night, constantly pulling my hair, and yelling at us to move over because we are squishing him!! I'll save my cuddling time with him for the day! Let's just hope this lasts!