Three to One: Thoughts on Sharing a Room...

I try to be intentional with how I "mother." And so sometimes I do things and then wonder what I was thinking when I decided upon doing those things...follow?

Well, one of the cons when we were considering buying the Riverhouse was that there were only 2 bedrooms upstairs. This seemed like it was going to be a problem since we had 2 kids and knew we wanted to stay in this house for at least one more baby. (Yes...that is implying that we want lots of babies!!! Or at least a couple more:)

My kids didn't seem like they were old enough to go downstairs by themselves yet so putting the older ones down and keeping the baby up was not an option. Our kids aren't really the best sleepers and running down the stairs a couple times each night didn't sound too peachy to me.

Now- back to being intentional- we decided that sharing a room didn't have to be a con since it fit into one of our deliberate parenting theories...

Walker Family Parenting Theory #278 (or something):

If your children share a room, they are more likely to develop strong relationships with each other and less likely to be secretive.

Whether or not this theory is accurate is still up in the air but we decided it was worth a shot.

 

 

So here we are, three kids in one room. The room is pretty big so that makes it easier but we still had to get creative. Bunk beds for the older two and Jase sleeps in the closet...there were 2 and we converted one into a sort of "Dutch Cupboard Bed" thingy. It's kinda cute. And with an official name it doesn't sound quite as weird...right?

 

 

There are definitely some pluses to having them share- often times I have already been in the room attending to the needs of one child when another one will wake up needing something else...it is so much more convenient to be right there:)

They do wake each other up...mostly the boys. Which makes for earlier mornings...which I am not entirely over the moon about but it is quite cute to hear them talk to each other in the mornings.

And I think that after time it makes them more sound sleepers- they get used to each other making noises and learn to sleep through it. That is a plus for sure.

 

 

Probably the best part about sharing a room though is that after we have read scriptures and said prayers, I get to sit in the room with all of my children as they fall asleep. Every night. And even on those long days when bedtime couldn't come soon enough, I am so grateful to be the mom to these three perfectly amazing children. And as I hear their heavy breathing and occasionally rock one of them to sleep, I thank Heavenly Father that he has entrusted me with such a noble calling.