My little girl, who will be 1 year old in a week and a half, went to bed tonight without any fuss. Took her bottle, snuggled and rocked her like normal, then layed her down in her crib while she was wide awake. She layed down on her belly, turned her head and watched me as i closed the curtain over her window, picked up my phone and the empty bottle, whispered goodnight, and left the room, shutting the door behind me. Didn’t make a sound. I opened up my baby monitor video and watched as she rolled over, got comfy, and went to sleep. She has done this several nights in a row now. When did she get so big? What happened to my baby who needed me to rock her till she fell asleep? Who took several tries to get her down for bed because if she was awake at all when i put her down she would scream and cry for me to come back? Who woke several times during the night calling for me? She self-soothes and sleeps through the night now. Definitely some mixed feelings-very proud momma, but also feels very sad and lonely 😢❤️.