Geschwisterchen schalfen genau gleich - Siblings sleep the same!

Miis arme Baby...My poor baby...

Schlafende Kinder - sleeping children

Sonja's hair - Sonjas Haar

Her hair is falling out in various places, and coming in coarser and reddish. Wonder if she'll end up having similar hair to Maia?

Ihr Haar fällt aus und ist irgendwie rauher und scheint fast rötlich nachzuwachsen. Vielleicht gibts Chrüseli wie Maia sie hat?

Exhausted children

All parents have sleep stories about their kids... Here Sonja was cranky and upset, so I swaddled her nice and tight, and she calmed down immediately and went to sleep. Snug as a bug in a rug! Those red cheek might mean she's already teething...oh well. It's gotta happen some time I guess...

This happened after Benjamin's first day of Casa Montessori (ages 3-6). He was upgraded from the Toddler group. Although the classroom, teachers and kids were not completely unfamiliar (his toddler teacher had him visit for a couple of weeks prior to upgrading), it is a pretty big change for him, now being the youngest child there. But he likes it a lot, he is happy, and looks forward to going there every morning. BUT, when he comes home, boy is he tired....so tired that he falls asleep on the couch...

...and tries to wake up and continues to sleep sitting up!

Sonja sleeping

It looks like she's holding a cell phone. Es sieht so aus wie wenn sie ein Handy haltet.

When naptime doesn't happen...

...and he falls asleep before dinner and refused to wake up. Not even a bowl of bribes (cheerios, raisins, smarties) did the trick this day. And look at those red, chubby teething cheeks...Benjamin is exactly 2.5 years old here.

So fest schläft er wenn er eigentlich Z'Nacht essen sollte. Das passiert halt, wenn man nicht Mittagsschlaf macht, wenn man soll...Nicht mal ein Schüsselchen voll Cheerios, Weinbeeren und Smarties hat ihn diesmal geweckt. Und dann die dicken, roten Bäckchen, weil er immer noch zahnt...er ist nun genau 2.5 Jahre alt hier.

I want mommy's bed! (Ich will auf Mami's Bett!)

This is what the classic prisoner's pose looks like:




Then, the not so impressed look...




Finally, the begging...

Sleeping - schlafen

No more crib!

Mommy thought it was time to allow me to sleep in a big bed. She thinks that having to get up and come to me is too much trouble. Now when I want attention, I can go to her myself.

So far, I like it. I go to her in the morning for a nice warm snuggle. I don't need to whine anymore. She also thinks naptime will be easier. If I don't want to nap, she puts the gate up in front of the door and I can play with my toys. If I get tired, I can get into my own bed. She doesn't have to lift me in anymore. I'm a big boy now.

The actual bed didn't fit in the car because of the carseat. Mommy may have to go back without me to pick up the bed. Or maybe Grosmami will bring me the bed next week. But I like the mattress on the floor. I can jump around and not fall off!

Naptime - Mittagsschlaf

This is what he looks like when he sleeps!
So sieht er aus wenn er Mittagsschlaf hält!