Success Story

I recently tried getting Ryad and Nael in the habit of sleeping on their own. I was pleasantly surprised at how fast they learned and also disappointed that I didn't try it before. Like always most of the time this was one of Daddy's brainstorms.
Earlier, Whenever they seemed ready to go to sleep I insisted on cuddling them then rocking them to sleep. Now all I have to do is tuck them in with their favorite blanket (for Nael) and plush toy (for Ryad), hand them a bottle of milk, kiss them good-night, turn off the lights and walk away. It’s as easy as that. 

I am over the moon with this new progress. Both of them were always difficult sleepers and I kind of thought I needed a crutch to put them to sleep (the crutch was first in the form of a bouncer, then an automatic swing, sometimes a glider and finally my own lap). These were by no means necessary for them but it sure made things a whole lot faster for me and when you have twins, fast is good. Ryad still needs a little work but Nael is pro now. Nonetheless I'm super proud of both of them and wowed at their yet another step towards big boyhood.

I took this photo when Nael went to sleep on his own for the first time. I wasn't even in the room, I promise!

Can it be? Does Nael have Celtic roots?

That or he has a good taste in music. Last night he had a tough time falling asleep. Usually I have to rock him to sleep but last night even that didn't work. I almost gave up and started playing songs for him on my IPhone. Nael, the curious baby that he is, took it away from me and started fingering it. He played random songs till Enya's song came up. He had the most interesting look on his face and I wish I had a camera to capture that moment. Next thing I knew he was lying down on my lap and he fell asleep in the next 5 minutes! On his own, without even rocking!
Here's the song he fell asleep to last night.