How does he do that?

The past 10 years have been a mystery to me when it comes to Cameron's sleeping habits.

At birth, he would not sleep in our room. The first few nights home while Glenn's parents were visiting, Cameron did not sleep well in our room (they had his room). Once he was moved to his crib, he slept much better, but would not listen to lullabies. The radio in his room had to be tuned to 96KRock, classic rock (Joe Walsh, etc.). Anything else caused a tearful screamfest. Hey the radio was across the house I didn't care what he listened to as long as he slept.

As he moved into toddlerhood he resisted the big boy bed for a long time. Instead he chose to pull his indoor playset over to his crib and use it to climb in and out of the crib. Fortunately, he never climbed out in the middle of the night.

To this day, he still prefers not to sleep in a big boy bed of any sort. His choice is the floor or sofa. Any floor will do. Many nights we find him curled up in front of the heater vent with his ti-ti and dog. Okay, I'll give him this one...I've been known to curl up there myself, sans the dog.

One thing I've noticed is that Milo's comfort preempts EVERYTHING else. Often, I'll find Cameron curled in a ball in the middle of the floor while Milo has his head on the pillows laying as you and I would. Sometimes Cameron has his head in the dogs bed while Milo has Cam's pillow.

A few minutes ago I wandered in Cam's room to turn off his light and check on him. I found him on the bed. Imagine my shock. However Milo had the pillows and the comforter, whereas Cameron had his ti-ti.

Notice the dog bed up against the wall in the back! My dog does not sleep in his bed.

Now, I love the dog too, but my sleeping comfort trumps his AT ALL TIMES!

Will he ever prefer sleeping in his bed? I wonder if he's in his bed tonight because his floor is covered with the remnants from a garbage bag of stuff that I bagged up last week when he refused to clean his room. Nah, he's been known to sleep on top of all kinds of toys, shoes, and food. My child is a strange one, yes he is. But, I wouldn't trade him for the world.