Jason, Elise, and I went to Nana & Grandpa's yesterday. Since the Easter bunny in Canyon is going through the recession still, the one in Pampa was generous enough to leave Elise a new walker! She loves it! She loves to be able to sit up and look around. The toys keep her entertained too. She was dressed up in a pretty pink dress. We played outside and took a walk sine the weather was nice. Next Easter we'll be hunting eggs!
On another note, I have been working on getting Elise on a schedule with naps, feedings, bed time, etc. It was hard to have her a schedule in the beginning because all she did was eat and sleep and she did that whenever she wanted to. I operated around her, but now after keeping things consistent we have finally got on a good schedule. The best thing about having her on a schedule is nap time. She tends to fight going to sleep, but now she has come anticipate going down. I watch the clock and when she's been up for 2 hours in the morning, we start to wind things down, no playing, I'll hold for a few minutes while she settles down. Then I lay her in our bed, give her the paci, and sometimes she turns right over and closes her eyes. Other times she'll fuss, but I will lay with her and Shhh her and she'll go right to sleep. I try to get her take a good nap in the morning and one in the afternoon. At 8 o'clock every night she gets a bath, lotion, and jammies. Then she eats and goes to bed.
A schedule is my best friend, but it took some time to get her on one. I'm hoping we can get her night time sleeping on some type of schedule too. She wakes up in the middle of the night at random times and has recently started waking up earlier in the mornings. She has become so aware of her environment and all the new things, that she can't wait to wake up and play. She hates to sleep because she's fearful she will miss something!
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