At first, I put Catherine in her bed on my bed.
So, I knew she was safe in her bed, but she was still in the bed with me. Eventually she started getting out and night and now she sleeps on my hip every night.
And, once Stitch came in to our lives, he sleeps on the bed, too. Starts out on my hubby's pillow, but ends up on my feet sometime in the middle of the night.
And, I get my washable pee pads from:
Washable dog and puppy pee pads at doggiepeepads.com