something new and oh so sweet

I know that I usually post pictures with my posts, but I didn't take one for this.
Tonight as I was putting all the kids to bed little ladybug was just not going.  So after two hours of her being "ready" for bed I had read bedtime stories and tucked the other three in.  She finished her bottle and sat up as if to say "I'm still not going to sleep" she then looked right at me, smiled, and laid her head on my arm and grabbed my shoulder.  She then closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Many of you moms probably have experienced this, but for me - after 8.5 years of being a mom - it was a first.  My other kids would never let me rock them to sleep,  it was either nurse to sleep, just lay me in my bed already to sleep, bounce to sleep, or give me daddy.  So as I sat there looking at her precious little face, so sweetly drifted off to sleep, my heart about exploded.  So much love for this tiny person that I barely know.  My lack of vocabulary and expression make it difficult to describe.  I could have sat there forever just holding her.
Good Night precious baby - hopefully that bit of paradise will uphold me through this week.