Monday, April 26, 2010

Mega Bed

Owen has co-slept from night one. For about two years, he was always right between us. Last spring, I added a pallet of blankets beside the big bed. Owen sometimes slept there, and sometimes it was extra space for me to move over a bit when Owen took up more than his fair share of the bed. With Owen requiring a LOT of space in the bed and a new addition headed our way in November, we decided it was really time to make a change.
Introducing the mega bed. . .

. . . 114 inches by 75+ inches of prime sleeping surface.
To our existing, queen-sized Japanese shiki futon, we added a new full-sized one from J-Life International (where we ordered the other one many moons ago).
I'd like to say we're all sleeping in spacious bliss, but it is taking a bit of an adjustment period. Owen goes to sleep on the new area, and since he kicks the covers off, he scoots closer and closer to me and Abram on the next bed throughout the night - usually making it to the warmest spot between us by early morning. The first night, he ended up between us much earlier and I couldn't go back to sleep in either bed so I ended up on the couch!

3 comments:

Sharolyn said...

Hello, I noticed you ordered your bed through J Life. We are very keen on purchasing one of their queen size Shikibutons. Are you really happy with it? Anything we should know in advance of purchasing one? We're hoping to get one of the lovely Japanese cotton covers to. Do you have one of these and if so can you recommend a design? Thanks! Sharolyn

Possum said...

Our original one had a blue Japanese cover that is no longer available on the J-Life International website. We do have a matching Kake futon (the big comforter/quilt), and it is lovely. The second mattress we bought has only the white/natural cover because we couldn't justify the added expense since we use the futon with American sheets so only see the mattress when we change the sheets. I really love the dragonflies, but it's mostly just a matter of personal taste. I hope you are as pleased with your futon as we have been with both of ours!

Sharolyn said...

Thankyou, yes we are very pleased!