Rocket Gets The Boot

When we first arrived at home with Anders, for the first few days all 3 of us slept in the guest room with the door closed; we slept in the guest bed, and Anders was in the bassinet next to us. We decided to keep Max and Anders separated during the night, just in case those crazy stories about cats and infants have any basis in fact. To make the transition easier for Max, we let him have the run of the house while we fashioned some netting to cover the bassinet. As it turned out, Max really couldn't care less about Anders. He really has paid very little attention to him so far.

After only a few days, we moved Anders into our bedroom. He's quite a noisy sleeper and makes all sorts of interesting noises throughout the night. For the first few weeks, we slept through the chirps and gurgles just fine. However, after a sleepless weekend we were retrained. We began uncontrollably analyzing every noise he made, for fear not that he was somehow in trouble, but rather that he was about to wake up and start yelling. As a result, the quality of our sleep went down even further.

It was time to kick Anders out of our bedroom. The balcony outside our bedroom door is now his new sleeping location. With the bedroom door mostly closed, his noises are muffled just enough that we are sleeping much better. He's still easily accessible when it is time for the next meal. He also has a fabulous view out the Great Room windows, but I doubt he really appreciates that right now since he can't yet lift his head to enjoy it.

- Corinne, Mike, & Anders Rocket