No late
nights in a rocking chair for me.
Books were something we could never have too many of, as we spent many
a night in our rocking chair reading to our daughter.
Not exact matches
She barely nursed that
night, we
rocked in that old creaky
rocking chair, I tucked her into bed and left the room.
A very comfortable
chair to have
in the nursery for all those prolonged comforting and
rocking sessions and the late
night nursing ones!
Matching ottomans may also increase your comfort, particularly during those rather exhausting
nights, or consider swivel
rocking chairs that are easy to slip
in and out of.
A love of reading is born on the lap of a parent,
in the soothing cadence of a mother's voice reading the same beloved story
night after
night,
in the rhythmic sway of a
rocking chair, and
in the comfortable rustle of well - worn pages being turned one after another after another.
at bedtime each
night and then when I responded to his cries
in the
night, I held him
in our usual
rocking chair and «read» the story to him (it was dark and I had the book memorized so I just said it to him).
In addition, newborns need to be fed often through the
night, and falling asleep with a baby while on a sofa,
rocking chair, or recliner is incredibly dangerous.
When I did have to nurse at
night I would go into her room and sit
in a
rocking chair.
Glider or rocker: You can get by without one, but a glider or
rocking chair comes
in very handy during all those feedings and
night wakings
in your baby's first year.
Take your bath, sit
in the
rocking chair and sing a lullaby before having a late
night (healthy) snack.
A few times he still sleeps on the floor either by the door or behind his
rocking chair (we even put his pillow back there for him lol) but usually he'll stay
in bed all
night / naptime.
Which is fine, except now I'm so exhausted that I fall asleep
in the
rocking chair and end up spending half the
night in the
chair (getting painful, crappy sleep) and half the
night in the bed (also getting crappy, but less painful sleep).
We found an elephant and a giraffe on the bookcase, fire
in the fireplace, yarn on the
rocking chair and
in the old lady's lap, a bunny
in the fishing picture, and the Goodnight Moon book on the
night stand.
You could argue that a
rocking chair is not essential, after all you can always
rock your baby
in your arms to soothe her - but that requires standing for long periods of time (sometimes
in the middle of the
night!).
In the past, mom's everywhere wanted a nursery rocker, a rocking chair that they could sit in during those long nights when their baby didn't want to slee
In the past, mom's everywhere wanted a nursery rocker, a
rocking chair that they could sit
in during those long nights when their baby didn't want to slee
in during those long
nights when their baby didn't want to sleep.
Sip coffee
in a
rocking chair on your own porch
in the morning, and cozy up next to your private cabin's fireplace at
night.
I love being able to step outside for a breath of fresh air with my morning coffee, be able to relax
in a comfy
chair (preferably
rocking) with a cool glass of sweet tea on a balmy afternoon, and alfresco dining under twinkle lights on a warm summer
night.
As
night descends, I pass through dim streets punctuated by pockets of heat and sound, past a first - floor party bursting with reggaeton, past grandmas sitting on their
rocking chairs like exhibits
in a museum of working - class life.
Those early mornings, late
nights, and extended layovers (often beyond our control) have found us on floors, recliners,
rocking chairs, and twisting
in uncomfortable seats.
And a modern
rocking chair is comfortable enough for long
nights with babe
in arms.