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[mangofandango]

I was thinking about how, in the weeks after Enoch was born, I looked for lullabies to sing him that wouldn't make me weep piteously- hormones and tiny babies, don'tcha know. And eventually I stopped crying every 5 minutes and at every song, but I sometimes sought out the songs that made me cry - because the tenderness of those first weeks is too

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[3_black_cats]

I get the music thing, and needing to find the right soundtrack to get a restless babe (or me) to relax and/or sleep. I have no kids of my own, but I do have my inner child to rock to sleep. Thanks for sharing your playlist, and the sweet imagery I got of Mama and music and baby that is you and Sophie and Enoch. Wishing you all restful sleep!