Mommy hold her....

How does a mom explain to a child that she can't hold her? For the last two years, every night Faith has been rocked to sleep. Ok, maybe not to a sleep but to a relaxed state of mind. Then I tuck her into bed and say night night. What worked well in the crib has since backfired on the big bed. She can now get out of bed. She will often wake me up at night. She comes to myroom and takes my hand and walks me back to her bed. Back to bed, I say. We don't get out of bed at night. So she lays there a minute and then asks me to hold her. I am not that strong to hold a 25 pound sack of potatoes in the middle of the night. I want to hold her and she loves being held too. She loves to rock and sleeps ten times better at night too. However there has to be a medium where we can still have this connection yet aim towards self soothing. I thought that was what Lamby was for. So until I can find a happy medium, I guess I'll continue to hold her when she asks but only for a little bit. She is a smart little girl so I think she can figure it out that she can't be held for a long time. Sincerely, Sleepless in the Midwest.