This morning Gary and I had an active discussion about sleeping arrangements. Eden and Emma will maintain their seperate rooms, and Baby Boy Karp will enjoy the snoring of his dear father as we have room (albeit tight) to put his crib in our room with us for a little while. Will co-sleeping be in our future? Certainly, I had a bedside attached bassinet (Called the Co-Sleeper) when Emma and Eden were newborns. I was nursing them so I could simply reach over and pull them towards me when they cried from hunger. Does this new baby have the right to that kind of comfort too, although he will be much older? Absolutely. I think for a little while at least it might be good for us. I never slept with my children when they were older, unless they ran to us in the middle of the night from nightmares. But the more I speak to my friends in the adoption world, I think maybe it wouldn’t hurt to do this at least for a little while. I never would be at the stage to think of this. Ever the thinker, I’m way ahead of myself. But in a way, due to the fact that our current home does not have enough individual bedrooms, it became logistical decision too for us. We will either move at some point or Emma and Eden will be the lucky recipients of bunk beds in Emma’s larger room.

The other day I got out of the shower and opened up the door to let out the steam. Emma and Eden were downstairs, I could hear the TV going. I looked into Eden’s open bedroom and just imagined this little boy, Maybe he looked 10 months old. He was wearing a white sleeper type thing, he looked like a mix of Emma as a baby and our new little buddy Henry. I was like, man is he cute! What an active imagination have I!

So here is a photo I came across of Emma as an 8 1/2 month old. Is there any way that she looks like a Kazakh Princess or am I just searching way too hard? What does it matter anyway? But I guess these images and thoughts sometimes keep me going.

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