Wednesday night Jenson was a bit off colour thanks to teething – boooo to teething!! He woke up crying at 10pm ish and when I lifted him out to comfort him, he was sick all over me and himself.
Once I cleaned and changed him (I wasn’t able to shower myself until after I had settled him back to sleep) he nuzzled down in my arms and after swaying him for about 10 minutes and hearing him letting out little whimpers that sounded so sad and pitiful, he fell asleep. However, as soon as I put him back down in his cot he woke up and started screaming!! So more cuddling and snuzzling with mummy was needed until I was sure that he was in a much deeper sleep. The old ‘is his arm really floppy when I lift it up’ test is my usual method of dertermining how asleep he is.
As I sat there holding him, hearing his little sleeping sounds and feeling his warm breath on my skin I thought to myself that asides from the being thrown up on part, how lovely it is to hold my baby until he falls sleep in my arms again.
You see the older he gets the less often this occurs because when he naps now during the day he doesn’t require a breast feed first so he is put straight down into his cot and left to fall asleep on his own. At bedtime he may still fall asleep on me following a feed but as soon as he falls asleep I put him to bed so I can get my jobs done like tidying up and prepping meals for the next day oh and maybe tweeting and blogging *ahem*. I guess it just took me back because although Jenson is only 6 1/2 months old it seems ages since he needed me to hold him until he falls asleep in my arms – needing me like that and it was just wonderful.
I took a photo of him once he was asleep – please excuse the quality it was a bit dark!
I love watching my babies sleep, they look so serene and angelic and they make my heart melt even more. I have so many photos that I or Daddy have taken while Burton or his baby brother are asleep. I love their little facial expressions; how their little mouths are slightly open; the funny faces they pull; their hands over their faces or out by their sides. I love how they can sleep in any position and while they are still feeding.
To be honest I could happily spend my time watching them while they sleep. I was able to do so a lot more when Burton was a baby as I had more time to be able to just sit and watch him when he fell asleep on me, or even lie next to him and nap with together ( I used to love that!). I didn’t put Burton in his cot for daytime naps until he was about 9 months old because he would cry too much! So I would always watch him drift off. Its different with your second child because you just don’t have that time to spare with a toddler in tow aswell.
Anyway, here are some snapshots of my sleeping boys
Burton
Jenson
My beautiful sleeping beauties 🙂
At least they are to me.
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Lovely photos hun and I agree that sleeping babies are the best. I also miss it now my daughter doesn’t fall asleep on me and the rare times she does I relish and adore! x
I absolutely adore watching The Boy when he’s asleep. Their faces take on such an angelic appearance.
ahh such beautiful babies…..gorgeous squishy cheeks…..
I miss seeing my baby sleep as he’s at Nanny’s *sniff*
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Aww thank you. Its kind of sad really that they have to grow up isnt it. X
lovely pictures 🙂
Such beautiful photos! You’ve inspired me to look back through I the pictures I took of my boy when he was a sleeping baby.
I love photos of sleeping babies… Some gorgeous shots you have here! 🙂
Such beautiful babies! I love watching V when he’s asleep. It makes me want to pick him up and cuddle him! 🙂
Aww so gorgeous x
Simply Gorgeous Jenny! That was one of my favourite times with Ella. I broke all of the rules and rocked her to sleep. I will probably do the same with Bebe as you just cannot miss those moments…it’s for such a short time. Lovely pics of the boys…you should be so very proud of them! Thanks for linking up to Flashback Friday again… 😉
Karin xx