ode to a nap

i swaddle. i rock. i pacify. i bounce. i feed. i pace. i shhhh. i sway from side to side. i turn off anything that can make noise. i read. i sit in a dark room in the same position for an hour. and i don't move.

all so this sweet child can get in a decent nap.

and it's so worth it.

if you've seen him when he hasn't had a good nap you know why.

(and THEN, i take the above picture and ruin it all.)