My previous blog about our life here in China entitled DAYS OF OUR WEEK, I mentioned that we have different bedtime schedule and that defines who sleeps with who and in which room. After a month, we decided to have them changed due to factors like school is about to open and EJ has to sleep early, the bed is too small to fit the 4 of us (that’s because Joey gets half the space and the 3 of us share the other half!), and if super tired, my ears cannot tolerate Joey and EJ snoring at the same time! So we, EJ and I, did a draft one afternoon and had his papa approved it. So here’s the revised schedule:
Monday and Tuesday – Meimei with Mama and Papa ; EJ in his room
Wednesday – Papa’s night off (would you believe that! he has his OWN night off! Joey kept on complaining it’s “gutok” whenever the 4 or even the 3 of us sleep together, so EJ came up with this idea to give his papa a night off so he can have the bed for himself! Joey is sooooo excited with this schedule!)
Thursday – Half and Half (when EJ falls asleep, I can go out and sleep in his papa’s room. But while he’s awake, I have to stay beside him. Half of the time I’m with him in his room, half of the time with his papa and Meimei in our room)
Friday and Saturday – 4 in 1 (the 4 of us sleep in our room… but sometimes it’s 2 + 2 or 3 + 1. 2 + 2 mean EJ and papa in the floor foam , mama and Meimei in the bed. 3 + 1 is papa on the floor and the 3 of us in the bed. ) See the picture. That’s how it looks like Fridays and Saturdays. The net really keeps the mosquitoes away!
4 in 1 set-up
Sunday – Mama and Papa’s Night Off (yyyiipppeeee!!! this is just a good time to talk, watch movies together and remind ourselves that before we became parents, we were and still are a couple. this is the part where I am so thankful we have yaya Angel here with us.)
Sometimes the mother within doesn’t want to let go… I want to sleep with both my kids around. But then, Meimei deserves her parents full attention too, without sharing us with her ahia. EJ needs to also understand that he’s growing up and he has to learn to sleep on his own. Mama needs to grow up too ;-D. Letting go has to be learned little by little… Now letting go is just confined in the other room, but someday it’s going to be letting go because they have to live in another house! Oh… tears in my eyes are already rolling just thinking about it! I am such a cry baby… Both the kids need to understand that mama and papa has to spend time because we just don’t love them as their parents, we also love each other as husband and wife… And Papa has to learn what?! haha… that he MUST share his bed! haha… But my hubby is really nice. He agrees with all these silly schedules and is just as excited to comply.
EJ’s school started last September 1 and I miss him everyday, especially at lunch… it makes me look forward in excitement of cooking dinner that he’ll really like 
This looks cute! Hmmm… gawin ko kaya din ito para sino ang katabi ni mama schedule.
thanks mommy… oo pwede! then let me know about it ha! ;D
hi car,
well, I think having this ‘sleeping rotation’ is a good idea
altho I dont understand why joey has to have day off pa hahahaha!!! could it be coz naanad sya dat he sleeps by himself most of the time when u and the kids were still here? anyway, for me, whatever works for the whole family 
i like it gani that you get to sleep with ur kids eh… kmi ni waiman, our prob is that our lil girl can’t fall asleep in our room… she loves her room coz it’s smaller and cozier… in our room, naga active sya… only when she’s already asleep we can carry her to our room… pero it happens so rarely… only wen our yaya is not present and also, most times she would wake up when she senses that she’s not in her own room… siguro we should come up with our own version of sleeping rotation 
daw security guard eh hehehe! my hubby and i love it when we have our lil darling between us… doesn’t have to be everyday since we also need time for ourselves 
actually San, Joey wanted so much a “papa meimei” night instead of his day off… galing hadlok sya basi ti-ti-an sya ni meimei
hihi
ay pwerte ka mare!! hahaha funny!
dapat suksok sya shirt eh 
nice gd na daughter and daddy time 
ang akon mag-ama kanami gd bla tulukon magsleep 
hayz…
Dear,I hope you have nice every day in China.
If you need my help in China, please tell me anytime, I’m glad to give you a hand.
i cud relate to you. since wynette was born, she sleeps with me and daddy sleeps on the foam on the floor coz we also have a small bed. But as a couple, we have what we call MARS time. our marriage time together. as couples we really need to have time together, alone, without kids. to rekindle the spark in our marriage. we do it every week. but its not limited to only 1s week thing. as long as we feel that we need to have time alone, we really prioritize. coz we learn through MARRIAGE COURSE that we attended in church, that the couple must prioritize their marriage coz this will produce, happy and secured children. coz they see that they have happy parents.
as to the letting go thing, yeah.. sometimes, as mom its so hard to let go. as i have told u, the thought of wynette’s having a crush, wud really hit me… but we also have to realize that they have their life. now that they are still a kids, and their world revolves around us, lets enjoy every moment. time will come that, they will have their own peers and us..on the sideline na lng. sometimes, its us that needs to be ween, not our children. but by the grace of God, we can do it.
wow, ang sweet namn hehe =) i agree, even if may kids na, still have to spend quality time not just with them, but you as couple =)that’s a good idea =) maybe next time pwde din nmin gawin yan.. (pag may kids nako nextym hehe)nakakatuwa may gnyan pa tlg =) hehe..
San – gani man, ka nice sang father daughter bond
Shirley – thanks my dear… I’m excited to see your baby
Chelle – very well said miga! thanks for sharing your thoughts
Arbs – thanks for dropping by! pwedeng pwede
Aj Walkin
September 3 at 7:00pm (FACEBOOK MESSAGE)
this is great car, you write very well. i like that your thought flows, indi kalat, or too many topics crammed together.
great set-up mana, every family has to find whatever works for them, because no two families are the same, may uniqueness gid na.. i love our culture that we sleep together as a family. and plus being in a foreign country, we really stick together, mas bonded kita.
keep writing. ka nami sg moskitiro kay indi na di higot2 ha ha!
amo gid na love ko diri kay wala diri ya lamok, kag kis-a2 lng may langaw. hapus pa patyon kay super fat, super bundol mag giho har har!
kag most of all wala tanga, kag mga subay sa balay.