Sleeping at Our House Last Night

We had some friends over for dinner last night. We fed the kids early so we could somewhat enjoy dinner. It was nice. Caden was ready for bed about the time we started eating. This kid literally asks to go to bed. He LOVES to sleep and gets excited when its time. He's been known to giggle as I lay him in bed. Last night, however, company was more inviting. He climbed out of his crib 6 or so times to come and grin at us. Bedtime still came, it was just a little sillier than normal.

Carson took a bath and got to watch a "Christmas show" before he went to bed. He wanted to leave his door "cracked" and I said no, to which he replied, "no, no no no no no...just crraaaaaacked." He always starts with "no, no no no no no..." when he thinks you may not understand what he's saying and then over enunciates as if maybe you're having trouble hearing. :) I got him in bed, and we said our good nights, and then we went downstairs to visit by the fireplace...I feel so grown up. When we came upstairs to say good-byes, Carson's door was cracked. I looked in his room, sure that he was in bed asleep because he's done that before, I found him on the floor wedged between his "cracked" door and the wall, with his head nearest the door jam, snoring. Too funny.

Carter has been sleeping mostly through the night since Couples' Retreat, when he was 10 weeks old. He generally goes down around 6ish and wakes to eat around 4:30 and goes back down until 7 or so. Last night, he went down at about 6:15 and slept until 7!!!! I couldn't believe it. I, on the other hand, slept very uncomfortably, thanks to nursing. It was promising though.

Caden likes to walk around the house and give ownership to the things he sees....brudder's bed, Mommy's book, etc. This morning, he saw the diet coke box in the fridge and said, "Daddy's water" and then saw me pouring coffee and said "Mommy's water." He's not always very accurate, but that was pretty close!