Spencer likes to sleep with his arm outstretched and his hand
laying on top of Alex's head. Don't ask why...I have no idea! ha.
Most of the time Alex doesn't mind, but once in a while,
he switches positions and sleeps with his head at the foot
of the bed. I'm not sure why he doesn't think to take his
pillow with him, but he lays there with his neck all
crooked (and his headset still on!) looking very awkward!
I check on the guys right before I go to bed and slip Alex's
headset off so his ears can breath during the night.
The first time he switched positions I had quite a surprise
when I fumbled in the dark for his headset and found his
feet on the pillow! haha.
Instead of letting his neck be crooked all night,
I started putting a pillow at the foot of the bed so he
could sleep either way in comfort.
It looks a little funny, but this is how
the bed is made now. ha.
It's just another way we roll with the weirdnesses here!
♥
I love how you roll.
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No sweating the little stuff here...ha.
DeleteAww..so cute. The 3 of them sleep together? My son won't allow anyone else in his bed, I guess it's because he always has slept alone.
ReplyDeleteBtw, not too weird at all:)
Yes, they do....they refuse to be separated although we've tried with three cribs, three youth beds, three twin beds etc. Every time we'd go into their room, they would all be piled into one little bed! So we gave up and just gave them a king sized
DeleteI know you've had LOTS of experience, but I love how you find different and loving ways to help your boys. Wishing you a Happy Mother's Day in advance! xo :-)
ReplyDeleteMother's Day...wow, you really are early!
DeleteWell you're a special Mom so you deserve it in advance!
DeleteI am not alone with the headset business then. When I can't sleep I put my headphones on and listen to soft music. Then i wake in the morning with the headphones still on! Perhaps you should pop round and remove mine as well when I'm asleep? Ha!
ReplyDeletehaha...would Dinky let me do that? :)
DeleteIf I wore a set would you come and remove mine? . . . . lol . . . . :)
Deletesilly men....
Deletewell you didn't say no . . . . haha
DeleteWouldn't we all have loved a mother so caring and thoughtful as you Betsy, you just roll with the flow, and make life so wholesome and fun for your boys.
ReplyDeleteI watched a program last night about two boys with autism, and the challenges the two of them faced once the graduated High School and became twenty one years of age, I thought of you and your beautiful family throughout its showing.
Hugs,
~Jo
I bet that program was an interesting one...I'll have to see if I can find it online!
DeleteIt was called "On the brink" and aired on Dateline NBC
DeleteGreat..thank you!
DeleteI think the bed look lovely! and I love they sleep together! Is sweet!
ReplyDeleteSometimes Esperanza stiil ask gerardo if she can sleep in his bed:)
Especially when she look som pictures!
Maybe is something about triplets or twins :)
Im sure twins or triplets have a special link!
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Yes, I think it's a twin/triplet thing!
DeleteI find this totally fascinating and so sweet they like to sleep together ~ they are so close aren't they.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like two beds pushed together ~ or is there a very wide mattress?.
Are Spencer and Alex a little closer than Harry.
So Spencer must be in the middle with Alex on the right and harry on the left . . . is that right?
I wonder if Spencer and Alex did this in your womb before they were born . . . perhaps it stems from that.
Are they true triplets?
You are a wonderful mother for them . . . so loving . . . :)
The headboard is two twin sized ones from their old beds that are just pushed together. The mattress is a king size.
DeleteSpencer and Alex are identical but Harry is just as close if not closer to Spencer.
They do sleep in that order...and that is their birth order, too! They chose that...not us. :)
When we separated them into three cribs they stretched their arms out between the railings and held hands!
Then when they were big enough to climb out, they would all pile into one crib after I left the room. :)
There just wasn't any fighting it because they were crammed into one small bed and two were left empty no
matter what we tried! lol...
. . . . quite fascinating that the order is the same as the birth order.
DeleteLoved that they stretched through the railings to hold hands . . . :)
When one of them is unwell are the others affected I wonder?. A powerful bond is formed with twins/triplets . . .
The others are concerned when one is sick, yes. And the sick one is lonely when the other two go off to school and watches for the bus through the window in the afternoon. Aw. :)
DeleteSuch a wonderful powerful bond they have.
DeleteI wonder, do they ever argue or disagree? . .
Very, very rarely do they ever argue....I think I can only remember twice ever!
DeleteGood . . .so pleased . . .:)
DeleteYou are a good mama. : ) Taria
ReplyDeleteWell, I try! :)
DeleteYou are one good Mamma.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Michelle....not always, but I do try!
DeleteI think you are a very special mom who loves her kiddos!
ReplyDeletelove them, I do! :)
DeleteI had wondered why they slept in the same bed and now I learn that it's by their choice. How sweet that they have always wanted to be so close together.
ReplyDeleteYes, we really tried to get them to get over that and sleep in their own beds...all the expense we went to with the cribs, youth beds, twin beds....and each time two were rejected. I have the funniest photos of them all crammed into one with the two other's empty. The first time I separated them to their own cribs they cried...and then when I checked back later and saw them holding hands through the bars, I cried! ha.
Deletehaha that must have been a surprise
ReplyDeleteGoing in and thinking you were all wise
Only to get feet
For a meet and greet
Good idea with the pillow indeed
Whatever works best is the way to be at your feed
Feet feel really weird when you're expecting someone's head.
DeleteEspecially in the dark, it can really cause some dread!
I remember thinking wth and turning on the light
and then I could see that everything was alright. haha.
"Don't sweat the small stuff" is a lesson for all of us. Love the bed. :)
ReplyDeleteIsn't that the truth! A lesson we have to learn over and over, I'm afraid!
DeleteDitto what my friend Deb said.....kudos to you and the Mr......
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your week Betsy....
Cheers!
Linda :o)
The week is going well so far! Lovely weather today...rain tonight.
DeleteI think it's really sweet that they sleep together - even if one has to change positions sometimes! Do I see some train pictures taped to the headboard?
ReplyDeleteThose are prints of old luggage tags on their headboard. :)
DeleteYou're a good mama for making sure he doesn't sleep all wonky. I think it's so sweet that they like to sleep together. That's a real bond, right there. My mother-in-law is a twin and I can't get over the connection and closeness she and her sister share.
ReplyDeleteThey most certainly have a different bond that other siblings, that is for sure!
DeleteAnd yeah...his neck and head...it gives me a headache just to imagine sleeping like that all night!
It's a good thing Alex doesn't sleep in the middle of the bed...otherwise you'd be sticking that pillow UNDER the bedspread.
ReplyDeleteWell, the comforter isn't tucked in on the bottom, so it would work for any space....and they don't like a top sheet, so that's easy! ha.
DeleteWeirdness = Variation from the norm
ReplyDeleteThe Norm = Boring Normality
Sleeping with your head at the top, the bottom or the middle of the bed = Cool
...and this is why I admire you so, Alan. :)
DeleteHi Betsy - how fascinating to find they sort themselves out and always have done .. is Spencer the one in the middle - I guess he must be .. cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteYes, he's the one in the middle. :)
DeleteLove all you wonderful stories of the boys. It always makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Melody. :) Great to see you....
DeleteI love this story too. Truth be told, I'm guessing lots of us have bedroom stories to tell and not of the inappropriate kind. We sleep with a noisey old fan at night to drowned out the snoring of our dog. And when Wilbur visits, we sleep with his dog bed between us. It's all part of real life, isn't it? Your bed story made me smile today.
ReplyDeleteWe sleep with a noisey old fan, too...because the mister can't fall asleep if it's "too quiet". In the summer we let it blow a breeze on us and in the winter we turn it towards the wall. ha. And we usually have a cat or three in between us somewhere. :)
DeleteI hope you take an occasional massage. It sure does help.
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