One of the oddest things about children and babies is how they fight going to sleep. As an adult, I can't fathom why anyone would fight something so heavenly and wonderful. When my head hits the pillow, I smile wide and nuzzle into the faux-feathery goodness of the cool pillow beneath my head. But children? No, no, no. They will squirm, thrash, wail, and make gruesome, scary Halloween faces despite all of a parent's best efforts. As that parent, you will set-up the bedtime routine for success: the lights are down low, the hum of some lullaby is playing softly in the background and the temperature is just so. Mommy or daddy settle in for the trying task of winding the child down from a *busy day. As a mommy to sweet Sayler I have recently discovered ways to calm her, but like the restless little child she is, she bores easily- so what worked for the last 2 or 3 days to help lull her into a deep sleep is no longer useful. I lea...
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