love hurts

I could still hear him whimpering from him room. Or maybe it's my imagination. I had put him down half asleep and and in the process woke him up. He clutched my hair for dear life and did not want to let go. I had to pry his small fingers away from me. He started crying hard and was instantly on his feet  clutching the rails of his crib. I could not hold my tears but the words of Dr. Rosenblatt echoed in my mind. "If you are confident that you can do it, you will be a better parent for him."  He and I had a long conversation about sleep training. Michael said now is as best time as any. So mustered my strength to leave his room. It's been an hour now and I want to check up on him. I am glad God answered my prayer to soothe him so he does not have to cry for a long time. i pray now that he gets the much needed sleep he needs to recuperate from his cold.