May Update Part 1: Sleeping

I'm sorry I've been a terrible blogger. I have STACKS of pictures, but, hardly any computer space left, so uploading them is a probably these days until I clean out my hard drive...anyways, here's a little something that is long overdue. I'm going to publish in pieces so each entry doesn't get too long!

Sleeping:
The kids are continuing to do well sleeping in the same room (although tonight was a little rougher than it had previously been)...but all-in-all, we are satisfied with the transition.

They seem to like being together, and maybe it is my imagination, but it seems like they really are becoming closer as a result.

Michael seems to talk about Matthew more lately, and they seem to be interacting a lot more.

The Barber family band during rehearsal

Of course, some nights, Michael keeps Matthew up late, and Matthew wakes Michael up early, but in the end, and tonight, there was an echoing effect going on where Matthew would try to sleep, but Michael was making racket, and then Matthew was going on and and on and Michael was getting bothered because he wanted to sleep. I would go in and try to calm Matthew, but that was really only effective if Michael was at a place where he was ready to wind down and sleep. Finally, they were both so exhausted that after I re-settled Matthew, Michael collapsed on his bed and they both went to sleep.

Fortunately, as crazy as this can be, it produces the benefit of a) helping them sleep later and b) helping them both nap better, a happy change from Michael's previous no-nap streak! So, all around, it seems to be a win!