Annie has been quite an unsettled baby so far.

She wants to be in my arms, feeding or cuddling constantly. I’m barely able to get anything else done without her crying. While I love the bond that we have, I’m struggling with not being able to cook a dinner or spend time with the other children.

We bought a swinging chair today in the hope that Annie might be able to settle in it.

I put her in; she looked around for a short while, and then slowly dozed off all on her own. She stayed asleep for forty minutes, which is unheard of.

It was heaven to have my arms back to myself for a while.