Growing Too Fast

Over the last few weeks I have been working towards Cinnamon sleeping in her crib in her sisters room. We have slept with her in our bed from the day she was born and we now need our bed back for a proper sleep and for...other....reasons. We have been teaching self soothing to go along with this in the hopes she could put herself to sleep in the middle of the night when she wakes. We haven't left her to just cry, I have always been by her side through this.

I truly didn't expect her to catch on so quickly. With Pippi this sleep "training" took months. Cinnamon for the first time fell asleep last night with no fuss...no nursing, only some singing and rocking. I laid her down while she was wide awake and she rolled over and fell asleep.

I know this is what we were working towards, but it feels so bittersweet. Like a chapter in our lives has ended and I know I will miss the late night cuddles with her slowly falling asleep in my arms.

It's hard seeing my last baby grow up and away from me. Not needing me for something she so desperately needed me for before...

Cinnamon at 3 weeks old napping on me