When I picked my children up after work today, my mother told me that when they heard the song “Los Pollitos Dicen” on an old CD that she had found, they said “Mama”. I am writing this for you, my darlings, Penelope and Oliver, so that you always remember the words to the songs your…
Category: Room Sharing
Why My Children Room Sharing Has Been Even More Wonderful Than I ever Imagined.
I never imagined that this little room in the west corner of our home would hold such a special place in my heart. It is just a room, but symbolically, it’s much more than that. It’s the space my children have shared since Oliver was one month old. At one point, this room had two…
She’s in a Big Girl Bed! [Shared Baby and Toddler Room Update & What I’ve learnt along the Way]
It feels like just yesterday, I was pregnant for the second time, full of that nesting energy again, and my husband and I had decided our children would room share. What was then Penelope’s room, turned into the shared nursery, and within those four walls, so many memories, evolution and growth. It’s the place where…
Shared Sweet Dreams [Baby and Toddler Room Sharing]
December 27th, 2016. This was the night. Tonight, the crib Oliver had been sleeping in, next to our bed, was moving back to the nursery. The goal was to get through bed time routine. We would handle middle of the night feeds as needed. We finished bed time routine. Silence. Complete silence. After a few…