Musical Beds

Bedtime is interesting at the McGrew household. Around 9:30 or so, we head upstairs with Ian and he jumps in our bed and burrows under the covers. We rest with him for a little bit (yes, it's crowded. Ian is 5'10" and John is 6'3"...I'm usually clutching precariously at the edge of the bed with Ian's feet in my back!), and then I usually bail out and go sleep in the guest room. At some point John bails out and either sleeps in a recliner in our room or on a mattress in our walk-in closet. We used to be able to persuade Ian to go into his room after some cuddling time with mom and dad in the evenings, but he has become adamant about staying in our bed. Some hours later, Ian usually gets restless and/or loud and John manages to put him in his room. A few hours after that, he comes back into our bed. Sometimes he pees our bed, and then there are many sheets and blankets to wash. LUCKILY, we invested in this way-cool mattress protector when we purchased our oh-so-comfy new mattress. And it WORKS! Hey, maybe that's why we can't pry Ian out of our bed---I'm telling you, this is a really comfy mattress!