the cheese in sleep

Jalen is such the little explorer. We would be lucky if Jalen would sit still for more than a couple of minutes. He doesn't even like to be held all that much anymore because of his desire to move around. His calmest moments are when he's being rocked to sleep. Soon enough he will learn to fall asleep on his own and I'm really going to miss the rocking. It's probably the only time where he still likes to be snugly held, and it reminds me that he's still a baby. I guess rocking your baby to sleep nowadays would be considered old-fashioned, time-consuming and/or laborious. But I really love helping him with such a basic baby need. The best moment is when their eyes begin to flutter very softly and slowly just as they drift off. It's so peaceful and intimate that only a cheesy analogy can explain--It's like watching the last few seconds before the sun sets into the ocean. Ugh. Anyway, with Jalen growing so fast, his need to be rocked gives me the opportunity to enjoy his melting babyhood just a bit longer.