I love to keep my babies close to me. When they are newborns, I can't get them close enough. I like to lay them on my chest because I feel like the rhythm of my breathing is a comfort to them. I think being born, coming out of a safe warm, dark place into a bright sensory filled world, would be quite unsettling. I'd cry, too, and if I remember correctly, I did.
Anyway, all that to say, I like to keep my babies close to me until we are both ready to separate a bit. The crazy thing is that I am keeping them close by longer and longer the more children we have. Joshua slept in the pack n play beside our bed for 4 months before we moved him to the nursery. With JCT it was 8 months. And, well, Elijah has, at least, made it to the closet. But, I still haven't had the heart to move him out of our room completely. He has been sleeping through the night for months now, but for some reason I find great comfort in knowing that if he needs me, I can be there in a heartbeat.
So, at 13 months of age, he is still rooming in with us. But, I must admit that when I went in to check on him during his morning nap this morning (He slept forever - I had to make sure he was breathing!) and found him with a shoe box and a pair of my shoes in the pack n play with him, I had a bit of a wake up call. I think he is a bit past ready to be in a crib in his own room a million miles away or upstairs, anyway.
2 comments:
Oh my, that is sooooo sweet. I completely understand wanting to keep your babies close. Unfortunately, my husband can't sleep when they are close, so...
Cute picture. We also once used a closet as a temporary nursery.
Erin I feel the same way about my babies. I just couldn't bear to move them from my tummy to down the hall overnight! I keep them in my room for several months but since hubby wakes so early they would never go back to sleep so I have to move them :(
Still, you will find our little Ben nursing during his early morning feeding in our bed snuggled up between us. I love it!
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