Aaron is having a little tough time in getting back to sleep on his own recently. He often woke up in the night and cried for help. Mom would be the only one he would like to turn to. Dad is useless and thus not helpful.
Mom will have a dental appointment tomorrow, and had to prepare to get to sleep earlier tonight. Dad gave another hopeless try. It took me back to those nights that held Aaron in my arms and waved my body back and forth to sooth him. He now became so big that I could not completely hold him and waving/swinging does not work anymore. He cried hard till he had almost waken up. He then started to look around, either looking for mom or chasing light spots. I held him in my arm but upright, rocking and walking around in the bedroom. I sang the lullaby that I often sang to him, because I think this would be something that he would resonate (like in Mom's arms). After a while, he seemed soothed and I felt certain that he would not cry. I laid him back to the crib, gave one of my finger to his hand. This feeling took me back to the early days with him again. He was peaceful and yawned, but then sat up for a while. I held him up and tried the same procedure. He felt asleep in my arms, then I could transfer him back to the crib.
He is growing up and needs more emotional supports now. All those old physical techs (e.g. pacifier) can no longer be the all time life-saver.
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