Whatever works....

It amazes me how two babies from the same parents can be so different! I remember packing away my books about newborns during this last pregnancy thinking I had it all figured out and wouldn't need anything to refer to for guidance. Ha! Was I wrong or what??!!! Ella Grace has proved to be a very different baby than Olivia and it didn't take long for me to begin the frantic search for those "What to Expect the First Year" and "Baby Wise" books! One of the ways Ella Grace is very different from Olivia is in her sleeping habits. She is a much lighter sleeper and tends to take cat naps instead of the looooong naps Olivia took. I'm sure there are many reasons for this...number 1 being that there is a toddler running around our house at all times who hasn't quite learned the difference between an inside voice and an outside voice. There is no doubt Ella Grace will adapt at some point to the chaos, but for now she sleeps in between all our running to and fro and the echos of Olivia's sweet voice all over our house.

Ella Grace has also proved to be pretty picky about where she lays her head to rest at night. She loooves to be held but clearly that is not an option for loooots of reasons!! So, after trying maaaaany different things for Ella Grace to sleep in at night (since it would just be to easy for her to sleep in the cradle) we have found the carseat works the best....and this being my second child....guess what??!!!....she is sleeping in the carseat! I know I"m starting a bad habit that will soon have to be broken but for now I need sleep and so does she! So, the carseat it is!!