Baby Love

Will is napping right now and I'm relaxing in the den with the sweetest little girl cuddled up asleep on my chest. Any doubts about my ability to love another baby as much as I love my first-born disappeared the moment my little girl was placed in my arms. She started smiling at us last week and nothing can bring such joy to this mother's heart.

As I did with Will, I started implementing the Baby Wise method of scheduling. Of course, I've modified it slightly to fit our family's goals. With Will, I modified it a little TOO much and got in the habit of holding him until he fell asleep...and he often spent his entire nap time right in my arms! Although it provided many good memories, it also hurt us in the long-run because to this day, at 22-months, he still expects us to hold him until he slips off to sleep.

When Allison was born, I was determined not to make the same mistake and so, for the most part, my little girl has learned to put herself to sleep in her crib. Thanks to tips we discovered in The Baby Whisperer naptimes for Allison are usually cry-free: we just swaddle (key!) and the tuck into bed. Still, there are times like today when I just get the urge to cuddle with my baby and so today I did just that...sit and cuddle with this sweet little girl and I am enjoying it immensely! Somehow, this special time relaxed me more than anything else in the world...maybe that's why when Will woke up asking for ice cream instead of saying "After supper" I said, "let's go get some!"