I'm Not Rocking Her to Sleep Anymore

She's Okay. Just in case the title made you scared. But I'll get to that.

First, Wow. It's been a long time. 3 years since I've posted. I don't know why really. Maybe I didn't need it anymore. Maybe life became so routine that there was nothing new to say. She hasn't changed a lot, only gotten bigger, heavier, longer. Same beautiful face. 

There's been a few big changes in the last few years. I'll get to those over time. I'm not sure why I had the urge to start blogging again. Maybe it's because she's started school and I want to document what she might learn. Maybe it's because my Mom and StepDad are going on a mission. Maybe life has finally calmed down enough... hahaha... yeah no... that's not it ;-)

The blog I have in me tonight though is about rocking her to sleep. I sleep trained all of my babies. Except Sophia, of course. Until a couple of weeks ago, I have rocked her to sleep every night of her life. I would give her medication, hook her up to various machines, wrap her up and rock her. Once she was out I would transfer her to her bed. Stepping carefully so as not to trip over the cords. It used to take a long time, so I would usually sing a song or two and then turn on the TV. In the Hidden Hills house I even put a bench and extra chairs in the room so the kids could watch TV with me. 

But over the years it has taken less and less time. When we moved into the new house, I didn't see a need for any extra furniture, as it wasn't taking too much time away from the others to put her to bed. But I did think that it would be something that I would do for her whole life, no matter how big she got. And I liked that idea. 

Well it didn't turn out that way, but life is like that sometimes. For several months now she would wake up when I transferred her, which was turning into a problem. So a couple of weeks ago, I decided to try something new. I wrapped her up, held her and sang her two songs. Lay her down, then sat down by myself in the chair and sang "You Are My Sunshine" over and over until she fell asleep. It worked perfectly, she fell asleep beautifully and we didn't have to worry about the transfer. 

So now I sing her to sleep instead. Our rocking days are done. Unless she gets sick, I suspect there would be a fair amount in that case. It makes me a little sad, but... well... that is that. It is what it is. <3

Here's a recent pic of our family since it has been a while.