why co-sleeping is not an option for us...

If our kids come to our room before 5 AM, it's promptly back to their own beds. Not because we care if they sleep with us (we think Aubrey has pretty vivid bad dreams sometimes), but for this reason:

They, along with their entourage of stuffed animals, take up ONE WHOLE SIDE of the KING sized bed! It is the most uncomfortable sleeping arrangement ever! Cute, but uncomfortable. I guess Aubrey, in her sleepy state, thought our curtain was a blanket...