Teureudi 1号２号

In my language, "Teureudi"  is used to describe someone who cannot stay still. It is commonly used for someone who tosses and turns during his sleep.
1号２号 (pronounces Ichi Go Ni Go) is the Japanese number 1 and two, but they are usually used for things such as trains.

I combined these two words in this title to describe my two sons during their sleeps because like Shinkansen (or bullet trains) they move and disturb everything on their way.

As we have been moving from continent to continent, and hotels to hotels, I began sleeping with both my sons and my husband on the same big bed, or futon. It made me realise how difficult it is to fall asleep with two kids under four in the same bed. When they are awake, they want to play. They jump and fight like little monkeys. And I have to separate them by putting myself in the middle,  for them to finally be quiet and fall asleep. But things get worse when they do sleep: they toss and turn. If they were laying horizontally, they would end up sleeping vertically. They would kick and push their way inside the big bed until they find a better spot. The worse part is that sometimes they move so far as to fall off the bed. However, what I find to be very interesting about their way of sleeping is that subconsciously, they are both attracted to each other. If for some reason, they are far apart in the bed, sooner or later they will find their way back to each other. In other words, they would stick to each other like two new born twins. Baby boy will put his arm around Lion Prince, and the later would put his leg on his brother's stomach. Hilarious but dangerous. I have to check on them often to make sure that they do not hurt each other.

As much as I enjoy bonding with my sons in the bed, I cannot wait for them to start sleeping in their own bed. It took Baby Boy 3 years for him to finally sleep by himself in his bed and in his room. And since his younger brother is still sleeping with me, I wonder how long it will take him to sleep on his own. After Baby Boy, I had vowed that the second baby will sleep by himself on his crib and never on my bed. But things did not turn out the way I wanted to be. I failed once again. I wish I could learn from my mistakes. But I do not.
So what's a mother to do? I guess while hoping that is not too late, I need to wean the second son from myself. Once that is successfully done, I will try to use his big brother as an example and teach him how to sleep alone on his bed. Then I can take back my life. I dream of having early me time at nights while the kids sleep. I can watch some TV, write my blog or even enjoy some quality time with the hubby. I hope that day comes sooner than later....