Our kids are not used to sleeping in a bed other than their own. In fact, Hudson has never slept anywhere besides the hospital & his own bed. He has never been a fan of the pack & play. We do not allow our kids to sleep in our bed. This has worked for us so far. We don't really want to travel with them yet so it isn't an issue. Except for holiday's. We would love to be able to put them down at Brandon's parents house. So far, it hasn't worked. This past Sunday we all headed over there for dinner. Brandon's parents bought Connor a sleeping bag that is attached to an air mattress. It has Lightning McQueen on it. We figured this was as good a time as any to try out sleeping in a new place. Connor insisted that he had to sleep in the room with Hudson. We put Hudson in the pack & play and Connor in the sleeping bag. We closed the door. Hudson was screaming. We listened at the door and this is what we heard:
Connor: Don't worry Hudson
Hudson: Scream
Connor: It's OK Hudson, Mom & Dad are coming back, it's just nap time
Hudson: Silence
Connor talked Hudson into going to sleep. This was great. One problem was all of the adults had to whisper for the next hour. They were great about it. Had we been with my family the boys would have slept about five minutes. The other problem was when Connor woke up he was disorientated and he didn't know where the bathroom was. He ended up peeing in his pants. Poor little guy has only done that twice ever.
So, the sleeping experiment went well. But we still aren't ready for travel. I really just don't think it is worth the hassle. Even if we took them on a vacation, how much will they remember? For the 4 hours of fun they will have then we have to have the hassle of feeding them & getting them to sleep somewhere unfamiliar. So, we will probably wait a couple of more years before we take any trips. We may head to NY next year as my family hasn't met Hudson yet. But I really don't see us going on any camping trip any time soon. But, really who sees me going camping ever?
