I am Truly Blessed

Mia doesn't like going to bed at any time, no matter how sleepy she is. I try not nursing her to sleep anymore, and just putting her down when she's drowsy. Most of the time she cries her lungs out for a while until I can't take it anymore and come in and put her binky back in her mouth and hold her hand, while she still cries. Caressing her head used to calm her down, so did patting her back or rubbing her belly. Now, they do nothing for her, and she still keeps crying. Needless to say, getting this child to sleep (and stay asleep) is a real challenge.
Today, though, I put her down for her morning nap after feeding her (so she was good and drowsy), and she put up her usual fight. I forgot to mention, she now pulls herself up to the rail in her crib and cries, but she hasn't quite figured out how to get back down without hurting herself, so she just keeps crying. Well, she was doing that today, so I came back in her room and laid her back down with her binky. Sometimes, I can get her to stop crying by singing her the Sunbeam song. So, I tried that today, and she just laid there looking up at me, totally calm. Usually, only the Sunbeam song works, but I branched out and tried other Primary tunes, and after about five minutes, little girl closed her eyes...and they stayed closed once I stopped singing, instead of her crying again! Woohoo!!! I've never sung her to sleep before. And it was the first time she fell asleep without my touch. Amazing!
While I was singing to her, I couldn't help but feel a sweet spirit in the room that reminded me of what a precious angel and blessing she is that Heavenly Father has given our family. Our world is a better one because she is in it. I love being a mother. I love being her mother.