Taking Care of Brother

A few months ago Tubbs figured out that at bedtime if he didn't want to go to sleep in his own bed, he could ask "Can Bubba could take care of me tonight?"

It was so cute and with the sincere, pouty look on his face, we couldn't say no.

So---a few days of the school week we would tuck them in together in Bubba's top-bunk. I think one of the reason's Bubba was up for the challenge was 1)He would have his buddy to coke and joke with until he fell asleep and 2) this might ensure he wouldn't get woken up in the middle of the night by Tubbs' crying. Bubbs is our sleeper and he requires at least 8-9 hours of sleep each night. (Tubbs is the polar opposite) Bubba can sleep through almost anything and at 7 years old will still nap for 2-3 hours if given the chance! So, if Tubbs wakes up in the middle of the night screaming because he is scared, it will occasionally wake Bubba up. Bubba gets so annoyed, but I have seen him crawl down from his bunk bed and take Tubbs by the hand and take him down to our room. (He is such a good big brother when he wants to be). Since its warmed up (and PG&E prices have gone up 25%) Luke and I have two fans in our room now on each side of the bed. Because of this we can't hear the boys as well as we used to if they call for us. Nevertheless, I feel bad that Tubbs sits in his bed and cries out for one of us until either Bubba wakes up or we wake up and go get him.

Anyways---last night around 9pm it was time to put the boys to bed. They hadn't had one of their best days so they were in a little trouble by 9pm. Considering they got to stay up that late, when Tubbs asked if he could sleep with Bubba we told him no. Tubbs went into hysterics and was very upset. 2 minutes after we tucked both the boys in, Tubbs comes wandering into the den where Luke and I were watching TV. With his little tear-filled eyes he asks Luke if he will come lay down by him in a little while. Luke promises he will.

10 minutes pass and its quiet, so I know Tubbs has fallen asleep. I went into the bedroom to check on the boys and this is what I found:

Clever little Tubbs knew that he wasn't going to wait for daddy to come lay down by him---so crawled up on the top bunk and burrowed in. He even brought his own pillow. (Little turd)