Bunking in and out.

When korkor came into our lives, he has been sleeping beside me in a playpen-made-babycot till he was 1. After settling in Brunei, he slept in a double bed mattress on the floor beside ours. Can't wait to move him to his own room, we made him unreluctantly slept by himself in another room when he was about 3. We wanted him to move over so that when didi came along, he won't be awakened by the baby's cries in the middle of the nights. He didn't want to sleep all alone, and it took sometime to make him settle down and accept the change.

Poor boy, there was once I saw him standing at the door of my bedroom in the middle of the night, quietly sobbing and calling me. He didn't dare to come over for I told him fiercely I would scold him if he still cries to come to our room. I went over to him and felt his shivering, immediately sensing he has fever at that time. I honestly felt very sorry for him, I still remember that moment like forever.

So, there was a time, 3 of us in 1 room while only korkor was the only one in the other room. And he was only about 3+. Looking back, he was still just a little baby at that time and it seemed so awful to chuck him aside on his own for the nights.

Didi was an easy baby to handle, and very soon, he has to move over too when meimei is about to come into the picture. It was easier this time, for he has a brother to accompany him and korkor was more than happy to have a company too. He was 1+ only. So, from then on, both the brothers slept on their own in their room while meimei sleeps with us, even till now. And she's already coming to 5 in 2 more days. Definitely the most fortunate one.

It's a nice fuzzy feeling watching them sleep. Meimei would make herself comfortable on our bed until papa retires for the day and carry her to her own mattress right beside us on the floor. Sometimes when she's still not asleep when he wants to sleep, he would tell her to go back to her own bed. And she would crawls and drops over.. very the cute.

Somehow, I don't have the feeling of urgency to move her out of our room this time. In fact, on the contrary, I would tell the boys to come over and camp with us once in awhile and they would happily bounce in, cheering shouts of hooray. The boys love it even though it's just a makeshift bed of a thin comforter, I wonder why. Perhaps they still love the closeness of sleeping near to us. Especially didi. I wonder if it's because we moved him out at the youngest age. He always pleads with me to let them sleep over. And my heart would go weak and say ok..

When papa goes away for work for days, I would tell the kids, everyone in 1 room, and they would be so thrilled. Meimei and didi would fight to sleep on the bed with me, and I have to settle their little fights, fairly telling them 1 for each night. As for korkor, he has no chance because he always kick me till I wakes. Tee hee! It's such a blessing to hug them to sleep right beside me.

The younger little 2 are still sleeping in cute poses and watching them gives me sheer pleasure. I would plant a wet kiss on their cheeks before going to bed myself and tell them I love them in their ears. Waking up early in the morning and watching meimei comfortably in slumber is just the perfect way to start off the day. It's even cuter to see her rising up and semi-dazed answering me when I call her name. Kids. Last time I always wish they would grow up soon, but now I am missing those days when they are just babies and cute adorable toddlers.