Mid-Night Search and Rescue Mission

Yesterday the Reindls came to visit for the weekend.  So, last night, Jude donated his room to the Reindls and I packed my 3 boys in the “turquoise room.”  Asher was on the twin bed, Jude was on the floor on a make-shift bed and Levi was on the day bed.  The top bunk of the bunk beds remained empty.  In the middle of the night, Jude came to find me in my bed, wondering why I wasn’t sleeping with him (which he still thinks I do all night long).  I told him I’d come.  On my way, I had to step over Asher, who was sprawled out in the hallway on the floor.  Before laying down with Jude, I checked for Levi in the day bed.  He wasn’t there.  He wasn’t in the turquoise room at all.  I searched the rest of the house with no luck.  I searched the Reindls room thinking maybe Katie and Phil had thought he was Jonah and let him snuggle with them.  But, he wasn’t there.  I knew the alarm was still set so I wasn’t in full on panic mode, but I also knew I had searched the whole house and couldn’t find him.  Katie got up to help me look.  She found Levi under the day bed/crib.  We have no idea how he got there since he’s too wide from side to side to roll over under there.  Katie lifted the day bed and I pulled Levi out.  He went right back to sleep, completely unaware of what had happened.  Meanwhile, I never did get back to sleep.

Lazy Levi and His Enabler

So, without fail, every single night, Levi will be playing like crazy, with plenty of energy.  Then we’ll announce it’s bedtime and he wilts instantly, freezes in place and screams and cries saying, “I have no energy!”  Every night Andy threatens to bring him a pillow right where he is at, even if it is on the stairs.  Levi will refuse to walk, brush his teeth, or get dressed for bed.  I usually take pity on the little guy and scoop him up and carry him to the potty and then dress him, brush his teeth and tuck him into bed.  Tonight Andy described me as Levi’s enabler.