Where do we all sleep??

Sleeping arrangements at the the Rockne household have never been so complicated. We bought this house 3 years ago and thought the loft upstairs would make a fantastic nursery...or so we thought. I had no idea we would be running into such discussions as we are now.

Chloe slept with me for the first three months of her life. Russ slept on a mattress on the floor! She slept in a little wedge and I made sure she was safe all night! It was the most amazing experience of being a Mom. I had no idea how connected I would be, or want to be with her all the time...awake or asleep.

Well, then she started to roll, so the bed was no longer a safe place for her, so the crib was introduced to her. The crib was in the loft space and seemed like such a perfect spot... until the fear of our two cats eating or smothering Chloe happened...so the crib was moved to our room and the door was closed. Russ was not a happy camper, but we all slept through the night...so it worked out just fine for 5 months. The mattress on the floor also stayed...as it was nice for me to nurse her at 6am while half asleep!

We are now in a new situation and we can not agree on what to to, which we seem to do a lot when it comes to sleeping arrangements! At this moment in time, Chloe is waking up when I enter the room! She is old enough to know when I am there and not there...she smells the booby!!!! So...after a month of her ending up on the mattress on the floor with me (after me being in bed for 45 min!), it is time for a change. My back hurts, my shoulder hurts and I am being woken up every three hours again for her to nurse...it is not so cute anymore! If only she would snuggle for an hour and then go back to her bed I would not be so ready for the change...but that is not the case here. I have tried sitting in a chair and nursing her back to sleep and then moving her to the crib...but she wakes up the moment I lay her head down! So...what is the solution??? The loft is too noisy for her, the bedroom downstairs seems like a thousand miles away and I need her to have her own space now. My solution seems really smart...let her have the bedroom upstairs, move a bed into the loft for Russ and I, and keep the room downstairs the guest room until I am ready for her to go down there...or until we have another baby!! Russ however is so opposed to this solution, yet can offer no other solution...so I think he may just have to learn to love it. Babe...I love you, but sometimes you just have to take one for the team! He thinks the loft area is a "hallway" and does not see my vision. It has always surprised me that with his artistic brain he can not see home decor like I do..it took us 5 years to get a dining table!! I should also mention that anytime we have had to change the sleeping arrangements he has objected. The floor mattress seemed crazy to him at first, then moving the crib was crazy and now moving us is crazy. I think with a little time, a little Sarah love and a happier Mommy...he may like it! Right??

I will let you know how it goes...wish me luck and sweet dreams!!!