Sweet Sound

This past week we decided after 2 weeks of Luca waking up 2 or 3 times a night, and Ella on the contrary, sleeping through the night, that it was time for a change. Two changes. Change number one: We got the boxes out of the laundry room and Mark assembled the Big bed that Luca got for his 2nd birthday. Change number two: Ella got a new bed (luca's crib) in her big brothers room. I figured part of the reason Luca was waking up at night was knowing the 3 of us were together, while he was all alone in the other room. As soon as the last screw was screwed and the mattress fitted, Luca was jumping, like only a Super Sardus could. Then, i shooed Luca and Mark out of the house while I cleaned and made the transformation of Luca's room into LucElla's room. Luca's old crib got a girly makeover and Luca got a comforter and a pillow to make his Big bed the real thing.

That night, Luca and Ella had their storytime together. Ella crashed first (not much of a pillow talker yet), and then finally Luca. An hour later when I was heading to bed, I stuck my head in their room and the sweet sound of two babes sleeping together was enough to draw tears to my eyes. I can only imagine what my own mother thought the first night me and my sister slept together, and bond that lasted until she moved away for college.

Well, Luca and Ella slept through the whole night. I, on the otherhand did not. I think I was too excited about this beautiful moment, and was listening to every pin drop to make sure one didn't wake up the other. It was short lived, Ella and Luca both got sick and haven't slept in the same room since, but they'll be together again soon. In the meantime, Luca might need a nightlight and a gate to keep him from wandering around the house too much.

Big bed!

Storytime together