So we have learned over the last seven weeks that our little Ellie has a hard time going to bed when it's bed time! We have had to stay up pretty late most nights trying to rock her to sleep. Once we get her to sleep in our arms we would put her in her cradle, and she would instantly wake up and start fussing! We wondered what was up, but then realized that her little mattress was a little hard. We put a blanket on top to try and make it soft, but it hasn't seemed to help that much. She sleeps just fine when she's laying on mom and dad's bed or the couch, but not her cradle! She definitely likes the finer things in life, like soft, plush sleeping arrangements! She's super funny. Clint's mom said it's like the Princess and the Pea story. She would be able to feel that pea under all of those mattresses!
In those times when we are trying to get her to sleep, some of us...mostly dad...falls asleep with her! So mom likes to take pictures of the two of them. It will be fun to show Ellie someday!
Once we finally get her to sleep, we try to get her into her cradle. Sometimes she wakes up and sometimes not. It's always a guessing game! And I know they say to put them in their cradle BEFORE they fall asleep, but this little one doesn't like that all the time! I do put her in there when she's awake in the middle of the night, though. I can't stay awake to rock her to sleep! But she has a hard time falling asleep because she wants to be a part of what's going on. Even if nothing is going on! But no matter what she's still a cutie!
When it's finally time for her to wake up, she LOVES to stretch! She's always liked her space, so we knew that she would love to stretch big! But it's so funny to watch her wake up and listen to the funny noises she makes. It's just one more thing that makes us love her so much!
