I love watching my children sleep. They are so peaceful. If you know James, you know that peaceful is hard to come by. I'll take what I can get. My children have very specific sleeping routines.
Joseph has always gone to sleep well. He's always stayed in his when it was bedtime and was/ is quiet. Now that he's in school it only takes him about 2 minutes to fall asleep because he's so exhausted. The one thing that Joe wants at bedtime is his monkey. His name is Coconut. Sometimes called Coco, mostly called "Monkey." He was never really attached to anything when he was a baby/toddler. He only really attached himself to Monkey when his dad and I separated. I'm thankful to Monkey for helping him through a rough time. Monkey and Joe do all sorts of things together, he snuggles with him, he uses him as a pillow, he tries to sleep like him. See below:
I had to use this picture because it made me chuckle.
James. James tests my patience every night at bedtime. He always needs one more drink of milk or to tell me something really important like next Wednesday he would like to wear his skateboard shirt. Anything for him to get out of bed one more time. James has what he calls his "night-night." or "night." It's a lovey blanket. A random Christmas purchase when he was 6 months old . . . he has never looked back. He got so attached to his night that I thought we should have a backup. He's not particular as to which one. (He does prefer the blue kind. We have one other kind that will work if a blue one is not available.) I went out and bought one then ended up ordering one and getting two so we ended up with 4 nights. It's always nice to have a backup.
Instead of playing with my speedlite I thought I would try to work with whatever light I had. They are not my favorite from a photography standpoint but I love how they embody my kids.
As if this post isn't lengthy enough. I thought I would share some other pictures about my kids and their crazy sleeping habits/positions. The evidence:
Hmmmm. . . I wonder where they get that from?
Be sure to check out these other ladies to see their take on "sleep": Michelle, Stacey, Andrea, Tracey, Heather, Jenn, Jessica, Amanda, Kristin, Amanda, Sara, Tracy, Lesli, Janet, Naomi, Rhonda, Rose, and Lena
That first photo is just too cute. What is it about little guys sleeping like that? Max sleeps with his little bottom in the air sometimes. He's done it since he was a baby. And the best part of this post - those last photos of you! Crack me up! Kids just sleep in such strange positions. I wonder at what age they learn to lay in the bed the "right" direction, under the covers?
ReplyDeleteOMG---I love this post! LOVE EVERY SINGLE PHOTO!!!!! The first one has to be my favorite, just based on that is how my little guy sleeps! Love how you brought yourself into the post! I think I need to start capturing sleep more----what memories!
ReplyDeleteOh, too funny! Love these! I love how you've captured so many of them.
ReplyDeleteI loved reading this and scrolling through these photos! TOO FUNNY!!!! Still chuckling....
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hahaha these are GREAT!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThose last two photos really made me laugh! My little guy sleeps with his bum in the air too - love your sleep series.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh, i just LOVE all these photos. totally awesome. love that you included those last 2 as well. and i loved when my kids would sleep with their bum up in the air - it was SO cute. my boy still does it every once in a while but not very often. i miss it.
ReplyDeleteI love that you included those last 2 photos. My kids are total boring sleepers!
ReplyDeleteMy six year old used to ALWAYS sleep with his bum in the air like that. Too funny. And the last two photos are a hoot.
ReplyDeletehaha. i love the crazy sleeping positions.
ReplyDeleteso awesome!
Oh thank you! I really needed a good chuckle today. Looks like they just keep going 'till they drop. Very cute.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! I love these, my son quite often sleeps with him bum up in the air, too. But he's not unlike James either. :)
ReplyDeleteHere's mine this week: http://tinyurl.com/7apotol
I love it when they sleep with their little bums up in the air. Our son doesn't do it anymore but our daughter still does. And I love how the stuffies are all lined up between the headboard and the wall in the first one.
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic, Carla!!
ReplyDeleteTill this day, my sisters hate to sleep next to me when we have sleepovers.... my feet tangles up w/ them! LOL! thankfully, Brady doesn't mind ;)
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