Oh Baby...
Her eyes were heavy, but they wouldn't close. Every time she'd begin to feel like sleep may overtake her a high pitched cry would jolt Alessandrsa out of slumber. She then would sluggishly drag herself to the other side of the room where seven month old Caleb wailed.
"Shh, angel." Allie'd tell him in a calming voice as she rocked him gently like her mother used to do when she was an infant, "Go sleep, baby."
That would work for all of five minutes after she'd set him down- Then the cries would come again. Thankfully, Baby Cay had stayed quiet just long enough for her to send out a distress call.
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This is a guilt trip.
"Shh, angel." Allie'd tell him in a calming voice as she rocked him gently like her mother used to do when she was an infant, "Go sleep, baby."
That would work for all of five minutes after she'd set him down- Then the cries would come again. Thankfully, Baby Cay had stayed quiet just long enough for her to send out a distress call.
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This is a guilt trip.