Sara has really had a hard time adjusting to less attention. We introduced a bottle to Allie the other night…and Sara really wanted to have milk in a bottle too. She often asks for silly things like help down from the chair, things she normally does just fine on her own. So, that night, Lj asked Sara if she wanted to be swaddled, held, burped, patted and soothed like Allie…it was hillarious. At the end of it, she admitted she was ready to be a big girl. I wish I could remind her of that choice every day. She forgets.
The Swaddle

Twin “b’s”

Burps Out

Swinging

The 5 s’s (shooshing, stomach/side, swaddle, swinging and sucking) for soothing a baby apparently work for toddlers too