The girls shared a crib for the first 2 years of their life, and separating them pert’near ripped out my delicate mommy-heart.
But it had to be done because they were picking on each other and keeping each other awake. One slept in the crib and the other slept in a pack-and-play a few feet away (and we alternated every night)… far enough that they couldn’t touch each other, but close enough that they could throw objects at each other (which they totally did). This arrangement went on for a good year. Then, as you know, recently we moved them into their big-girl room where they were no longer confined to their beds.
Despite my dread, the transition went very well. The girls looooove their room and love to be in it, so that helps. We knew there was a good chance they would end up sleeping together, but we didn’t tell them that was an option. We just sort of waited for it to happen. And after about two weeks in their new room… it did happen.
Unexpectedly, my mommy-heart rejoiced… because there’s just something about your twins wanting to snuggle. And while they weren’t falling out of bed or complaining, I knew that something needed to be done. And when I posted this pic on Instagram last week, one of you suggested that we push the beds together. That had always been an option in the back of our minds, but that little nudge was just what we needed to git’er done.
The lack of symmetry may make you cringe a little, but this is real life for us. And if HGTV Magazine comes knocking, we’ll certainly oblige them by moving the beds back to make it picture perfect. Till then… my twins will snuggle.
If you’re wondering about the crack between the mattresses… the pool noodles that we put under their fitted sheets (to keep them from rolling off the edge) fits right down into that crevice and perfectly bridges the gap.
As for the nursery… we may make some slight changes for our next baby girl (Due March 1), but for the most part, we’re going to leave it the same. We still love this room and all the little projects we did to make it just perfect, so there’s no need to change it!
So that’s the sitch on the girls’ sleeping arrangement. We just kinda go with the flow and make changes when necessary. Isn’t that what parenting is all about?
I’ll leave you with this completely unrelated pic of Paisley’s french braids. Her hair is fiiiiinally long enough that I can really play with it! #mommymilestone
Poor Dell might have another year or so.
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Awwwww!!! I wish my girls were cuddly with each other. I separated them at 3 months when they moved from their shared bassinet in my room to their own cribs in their room. When they started rolling over/moving around in their sleep, they started waking each other up, so we made the big move then. The cribs were end-to-end so they could still see each other, but they never seemed to care. Now their cribs are converted to toddler beds, but remain end-on-end. While they play in each others’ beds a lot and climb back and forth, they have NEVER tried to sleep together. Their crib mattresses are getting pretty worn (lots of jumping goes on in there!) and instead of buying new mattresses, we have been considering just doing the final crib conversion to full-size bed. Problem is, their room is not big enough for two fulls, so the time may be upon us to see how they do sleeping in the same bed. They should have plenty of room. We might have to have them sleep on opposite ends since they are not too keen on cuddling. We’ll see… Life with twins is ALWAYS interesting, isn’t it?
Side note: I also had my twin girls first (3 y/o in December) and now have a 6 month old singleton boy. LET ME TELL YOU. Life with ONE baby is a FREAKIN’ BREEZE!!!!!!! I haven’t actually decided if Noah is so awesome because there is only one of him or if he is truly an angel sent to me to make up for the terror that is twins. Hahahaha! You’ll love it!
I’ve heard that from twin mommies, but I’m so scared that this little one is going to be my hellion since the girls were such easy babies! 😉
I agree Bethany – whatever gets them through the night. My twin grandchildren (boy and girl) slept in baby beds pushed together and they would always sleep butt to butt. Now that they are 12, they each have their own rooms but it was fun while it lasted!
Interesting! Do they like having separate rooms or do they miss each other?
Mine were the same, and today, at 22, they work together, same shifts, same days off. These were arrangements they made on their own. I am just beginning to understand the ramifications of identical twin genetics.
Fascinating! My girls aren’t identical, but there are definitely some crazy parallels, and they’re soooo close. I can’t wait to see what the future brings!
That literally melted my heart to see those pictures of them sleeping together. My twin boys are 5, and even though we got them bunkbeds, I see them sleeping in the same bed from time to time. I’m sure I’ll never understand it, but I love it at the same time.
Awwww, I always wondered if twin BOYS would be as close and snugly as twin girls. That’s so sweet!