Family Bed

ahhh .. the cosy king sized bed. Shared by 3 people; 2 adults and 1 toddler.

Healthy?

As a matter of fact, I don't know. There is he, in between Jef and I. He kicks, he knocks you on your nose in the middle of the night with his harder-than-rock-head and rewards you with accidental hugs.

I suppose there are pros and cons to family bed concept. Let's try and make the list out here:

Pros :
1. We get to be closer with Ivan. (Improve on bonding time .. hey)
2. Ivan sleeps better. (Probably because he feels more secure and safe being in between us) Hence, he is fully recharged for the next big day.
3. Parents get to sleep a little bit more compared to those who sleeps in different room. (Because mummy and daddy don't need to wake up and do paper-scissors-rock. Loser will need to attend to Ivan)
4. Parents feel safer with their baby next to them. Minimizes time spent checking on the baby in the next room.
5. Save mullah on renovating the baby's room.
6. Parents get their fair share of squashing the baby a little.
7. Parents get to wake up next to their life and soul.

Cons :
1. Baby get squashed by parents. (Refer to point 6 above)
2. Parents cannot hug each other to sleep (aawwwww)
3. Parents are not advised to *ahem*ahem* on the bed
4. Parents get physically abused by their own flesh and blood.

Well, based on the analysis done up above, I suppose I can conclude that there are more Pros than Cons. There you go ... visa renewal approved to stay in between for another year ! *yay*