Today, we have been home with our precious little one for one week. We have been having so much fun with her! She has so much personality as you can see in the pictures that follow.
She is having trouble sleeping through the night. She sleeps in her own bed and does great until 2am. The first few nights when she woke up in the middle of the night, she would just come into our room and we would put her in our bed for a while then put her back in her bed where she would sleep the rest of the night. Now for the past 2 nights she has woke up at 2am crying. When we first got home, we all woke up at 2am. We went downstairs and watched TV until we got sleepy then went back to bed--BIG MISTAKE because now that is what she wants to do every night. Obviously she has to learn that we can't do that, so I take her to the potty and put her into our bed. Two nights ago, she cried for a solid hour wanting to get up. We just talked softly to her and rubbed her back to reassure her that we were both there, until she finally fell asleep at the foot of our bed, where she stayed the rest of the night. Last night, up at 2:30am again -- crying. Wayne went and got her and put her into our bed. As before, she wanted to go downstairs. She cried for 15-20 minutes before again falling asleep at the foot of our bed. She always wakes up happy and ready to go. Crazy! I guess it will just take time for her to settle into a routine. We have to try and remain consistent and remember that her whole world has changed! Nothing at all is the same for her as it has been the last 2 1/2 years.