Nursing Ellie 101
Ellie has always been known for being a good sleeper. Occasionally she doesn't sleep as well, but just like any other baby. Some times it just lasts a few days in a row, but eventually she's always good at making up for it. This past month has been one of those "times" of little sleep (but probably normal for most babies her age). She took shorter naps (close to 1.5 hours instead of 3) and up in the night. I blamed it on a poor stuffy nose (we could literally hear her breathing on the monitor all stuffed up!) and then she had a couple back teeth pop through! Ouch! playing with her new Easter chick Whenever she wakes up in the night I try to let her fall back asleep on her own. Many times it works but those times where I know she's stuffy, sick, or teething I know the cry that means, "you're crazy guys to think I'm falling back asleep!" With hubby gone in Ames most of the time (working on our house remodeling), I'm on my own t