There is nothing quite as sweet as watching a little one drift off to sleep. Exhausted from a day of play, peaceful, without resistance without fight. Why couldn’t every night be like this? I don’t like sleep to be an issue in our house because I remember what it was like to be a child. I remember lying in bed, tossing and turning, feeling lonely and sometimes afraid. I would often go to bed in my grandparents bed with the comfort of their smell. So for better or worse, when I know Ella has had a nap and won’t fall asleep until after 10pm or when Jakob just can’t calm himself down, I will often let them lay on the couch as I work and play them music. Here are my top Songs…that you perhaps wouldn’t think of as lullabies.
5. Baby Mine
4. Near Light by Ólafur Arnalds
3. Spiegel Im Spiegel by Arvo Part
2. Somewhere over the Rainbow by Eva Cassidy
and taking the #1 place, I will play this song on repeat (much to my husband’s chagrin) until those little eyelids become to heavy to keep open.
1. Seal Lullaby by Eric Whitacre
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