Sitting here tonight... in the ever-wonderful gliding rocking chair Phillip bought us just before Callie's birth, and my favorite neighbor and fabulous friend, Mandi, put together while we were in the hospital with her... rocking my sweet baby to sleep... might be the greatest, most powerful feeling in the world. I know it's not "Babywise" (I already know what you're thinking Mandi!)... and perhaps not even going to make her the most "independent" woman in the world... but I'm cherishing every moment, every night I get to spend, rocking my baby to sleep. I wouldn't trade it for anything, not even for a couple more hours of sleep (and I'm desperate for sleep... most of the time :)... so thank you Mother, Louise & Gremom for telling me that it's ok to rock my baby to sleep, because as JT's mom put it, "I rocked my babies to sleep every night until they were 5... or they just wouldn't let me anymore... because it's such a short time in our lives that we have to rock our babies..." So when I'm extra exhausted, or Callie's fighting sleep... I try to remember... that this time, is so brief in the big scheme of things... and that one day... when I'm rocking in my rocking chair at 85, next to my Phillip... I'll be thinking about the days of rocking my baby :)
Sweet dreams everyone!
PS... I have very good intentions of getting back on here... I apologize for having been absent for 3 MONTHS!!! So much has happened and I can't wait to share it with you!
All our love...
The love and life of our little family in the middle of Kansas, that is... Salina.
Rocking a sleepy baby is the best feeling in the world! Sometimes my little ones still let me! (Though Andrew calls it "Snuggling" now) And for the record, there is nothing wrong with it!!
ReplyDeleteGlad I could help by putting your chair together! When I broke into your house to leave you frozen dinner, I knew you couldn't come home with a newborn and not rock her!
~~ Mandi