Happy New Years!

I finally figured out my password for this blog. Really, I must get more organized one of these days.
So I was counting my blessings tonight while trying to sleep. For those who don't know me, my husband and I have two young children - which is part of the reason I am still awake at 12:30 am on New Years Day. The other part of the reason is because we are not big party people and prefer being together on New Years Eve. Kind of a couple ritual thing. Oh all right. We're boring. But at least we're boring together ;)
Anyways, so why I can't sleep. I am lying between my husband and son. On my left, dh is curled up to me all warm and snoring. On my right, my son is finishing nursing while farting every so often. Yup. My men. My daughter is asleep in her room and will creep into our bed anytime between 3am and 8am. For a queen sized bed, we can fit 4 people cosily. It's cramped, but cuddly. And I love it.
I have to say, I was absolutely not a cosleeping kind of gal prior to having kids. I thought it was kind of ...well...odd. Who would sleep with their kids? Wouldn't they get squished? And what about sex? However, after three months of exhaustion and sleeping for 2 hour intervals, we brought our daughter into our bed at 3 months of age and haven't looked back since. I can still remember that night. We slept for 10 hours! She nursed every few hours without crying, just waking barely enought to eat, then popping off and going back to sleep curled up next to me. I was so bloody exhausted I merely cracked my eyes when my husband headed off to work. Bliss.
And it's still bliss. My little guy is still sleeping with us at almost a year of age. He loves to sleep on his back with his arms spread out. Every once in awhile he'll curl up to me, but mainly sleeps in his own half of the bed. Yup, it's amazing the wingspan on these little ones. Which leaves me curled up to my dh, which is how we slept anyways, so that's ok.
So, Happy New Years to the one or two people who may or may not read this. If you have a babe on the way, consider cosleeping. Do your research - it's safe, it's so good for your child's development, and might even reduce the risk of sids. Plus, you get a warm little body to snuggle up to, which is priceless.