A Rare Glimpse

Recently Paige started going to sleep on her own. We sing a song, and sometimes read a story, but then she goes into her crib and we leave the room. She started this at nap time, and now does it at night too. It's been going well, and she is sleeping longer at night too!

This morning I got a wake-up call at 5:30. This isn't rare...Paige needed to eat, but this was different because when I went in to get my princess she was soaked...everything was soaked!

I got her changed and we said good-bye as Daddy left for work. She ate and then it was time to go back to sleep. I didn't want to change her bed then so I decided that she could keep daddy's side of the bed warm.

I got the rare opportunity to experience her putting herself to sleep. After she ate I took her into my bed and moved some pillows around in hopes that my wiggle worm would be safe. Then I put her in bed and walked away (I had to turn out the lights Mike left on). When I came back in and got into my bed she decided it was time to chat. I told her it was sleepy time and sang a song. Then I rolled over so she couldn't see my face.

She rolled. She wiggled. She talked. She wiggled. She played with her hands. She wiggled.

I thought about rocking her, but decided to wait another minute.

Then her talking started to slow down. She wasn't wiggling as much. Her breathing was slower. And with one big sigh she was gone.

It was fun to see/feel what she does while going to sleep and have a little more snuggle time with her.

This is often what I find when Paige goes to sleep by herself.