Tips for soon to be parents: Get a big bed
If you're a parent of a toddler, it's always nice to have a bed that's bigger than what the both of you really need.
When you bought your bed, you measured each of your waist sizes, the width of the bolsters and maybe added some buffer for unexpected movement and that was it. That is where the mistake was made, and it's always a hassle to go get a new mattress and frame - I often wonder how it fit through the door the first time, or up the steps or into the lift. I could have sworn we bought one of the types that you chuck into a cup of water for it to expand. Maybe chuck isn't the right word here though.
The real challenge is when your young child learns to climb - of which Amber is the champion, even when compared to Nigel and Shannon.
All of a sudden you have this extra pillow that magically appears on your bed in the middle of the night. It kicks, flops its arms and legs around, and then asks for water. And it refuses to go back down to its own bed. This has now become a nightly routine; trying to sleep without getting punched in the eye.
I'm actually not sure if a king-sized bed would make a difference. She'd still find a way to keep both of us literally sleeping on the edge.
When you bought your bed, you measured each of your waist sizes, the width of the bolsters and maybe added some buffer for unexpected movement and that was it. That is where the mistake was made, and it's always a hassle to go get a new mattress and frame - I often wonder how it fit through the door the first time, or up the steps or into the lift. I could have sworn we bought one of the types that you chuck into a cup of water for it to expand. Maybe chuck isn't the right word here though.
The real challenge is when your young child learns to climb - of which Amber is the champion, even when compared to Nigel and Shannon.
All of a sudden you have this extra pillow that magically appears on your bed in the middle of the night. It kicks, flops its arms and legs around, and then asks for water. And it refuses to go back down to its own bed. This has now become a nightly routine; trying to sleep without getting punched in the eye.
I'm actually not sure if a king-sized bed would make a difference. She'd still find a way to keep both of us literally sleeping on the edge.