Lullaby and Goodnight...

For those who don't know, Carm and I had a heck of a time getting miss Maddie to sleep in her own bed. For the first 2.5 weeks we had her, she would not sleep unless she was in the bed with us. As you can imagine, Maddie was very well rested, but mommy and daddy...not so much! Eventually, we were able to get her into the cradle next to the bed. Slowly over the next few weeks, we pushed the cradle further and further away from the bed until it was right next to her bedroom door. When it came time to make the step from the cradle to the crib in her room, we weren't sure how she would react...

Before Maddie was born, we were given a beautiful snow globe for her. It contains a certain cow jumping over the moon and plays "Lullaby and Goodnight"... It really is a beautiful keepsake...you know, the kind that gets put WAY up and out of the reach of little children! However, it fits very nicely with the theme in Maddie's room, so for now, we have it on her dresser...PERFECT!! Maybe the music would provide a nice distraction and she would just fall asleep not noticing she was in a different bed...worked like a charm! Miss Madelyn now sleeps through the night...in her own room! Yay! However, we have now gotten into the habit of winding it up for her to listen to as she falls asleep every night...since her room is just off ours and we are going to bed at the same time...all three of us fall asleep to the famous Brahms' lullaby! 

Last night I took Maddie for her first sleepover at Grandma Sheryl's. Since we have never taken her anywhere overnight before, I was a little nervous about how it would go. Call me paranoid, but I was having visions of having to drive back to Ayr in the middle of the night when the fam kicked us out because of her relentless screaming. However, lucky for us, Maddie's favourite lullaby happens to be the song featured by probably 90% of singing baby items, many more portable than the snow globe! Enter: Raffe the Giraffe...not to be confused with Sophie. The cute, cuddly giraffe is not only one of Maddie's favourite toys, but also happens to play her favourite song...BAM! How do you like them apples?

Needless to say, Maddie's first sleepover at Grandma's was a success much to her mama's relief! Everyone was able to get their uninterrupted sleep and I'm sure, whether they realized it or not, they ALL fell asleep to Lullaby and Goodnight as it played over and over!

Other than the first few weeks, we have really had it easy with miss Madelyn when it comes to sleep. Really, from what I hear from other moms, we are spoiled. We had our challenges in the very beginning, but compared to a lot of babies she is a fantastic sleeper. Hopefully, some day off in the distant future when we decide to have another baby, we will be blessed with another super sleeper....but something tells me we won't be so lucky. They say lightening never strikes the same place twice...

Speaking of sleep, I need to get some! I leave you all with Madelyn's favourite song...may it bring you all sweet dreams!