Help with my Shepherdii

These are two barely rooted cuttings. After potting, I put them in bright light for about a week. Then I moved them to a NE window where they got a little early morning sun. A few of the lower leaves started turning yellow and it dropped a couple of them. So I thought maybe too much light too soon and moved it back where it wouldn't get any sun, just bright light. It stabalized and did fine there for a couple of weeks or more. Then I moved it closer to the window. Ooops, the lower leaves started yellowing again. Does it not like gentle sunlight at all? Or is it just too soon and needs to be better established? Or is it a watering issue? Since it's always lower leaves that turn yellow that might be the clue, but I don't know the answer. Please help....I certainly don't want to lose it!

Could be too bright light for such a young plant. The yellowing leaves are in the soil, so that could be it, too. My guess is going to be just shock from being just potted up and put in a too bright a light. Back off on the light and grow them in low indirect light until they have started putting on new growth....that's what I would do, anyway.....

Anyone else?

Sharon,
I have found this plant to be a little slow to get going. Did you root it in water before potting it? If not, you might want to take it out of the pot and make sure the stem below the soil is not rotten. If you find it is rotten, cut it back until sap runs from from the stem.
I am a big fan of rooting in water. That way, you can make sure the stem is rooting rather than rotting. If you loose it, I'll get one started for you.
I sort of doubt that the amount of light you described is the reason you are loosing leaves.

Thanks Carol and Mel.

Mel, originally I put it in water and when it started putting on roots, then I potted it up...but the roots had just started and were probably only about 1/4" - 1/2". Before, whenever I rooted cuttings of anything I always waited until they were fairly long but this time for whatever reason I just went ahead and potted it up. I won't do that again! I will unpot it and verify that the stem isn't rotting. If not, then I'll just play it safe and give it less light to eliminate that as a possible cause. I probably jumped the gun on both potting it up too soon and giving it more light than it's small roots could handle.

Carol, the lower leaves are a bit above the soil line, but you can't tell that from the picture. Pictures lie, lol! I'll keep it in less light until it puts out some new growth.

(If it croaks....you'll be hearing from me Mel. Thanks bunches!!)

Mel is good rooting in water...I am a dismal failure. I do know with other plants that the roots that come out in the water, need a transition time to change over to a soil environment and your may have just gone into shock... I would keep it on the damp side and in lower light and it should perk right up. I would cut those yellowing leaves off...IMHO.

I followed Mel's suggestion and flipped it out of the pot and sure enough...roots had rotted off and the stem was squishy. I cut the stem off that had been under soil until white sap was visible. That does leave some stem and leaves so I stuck the tips in rooting hormone and put in water. This time I'll be more patient and wait until there are more roots and until they are longer before potting up. And, as Carol suggested I'll keep in lower light until the plant shows top growth, then move to brighter light. The lessons we learn.....patience, patience, patience!

Carol and Mel, thanks very much for your helpful guidance! There's still hope for these guys.