We're still working on getting her to sleep through the night in her new bed. It is a work in progress! She's been waking up in the middle of the night, and it takes 1-1/2 to 2 hours for us to get her back to sleep, and then she still wakes up at 6:00 or 6:30! We're all exhausted! But she's so funny because as soon as she comes out of her room, she shuts the door behind her. That's how we know she's up! The other night she woke up at 3:30am, shut her door, then I hear this little voice say "Good girl, Mia! All done nap!" I had to convince her that it was night time, not nap time. Last night, she woke up and told me she had to go potty. Yeah right, nice try! However, I ended up sitting her on the pot when she wouldn't lay back down, and she went! She (and I!) was very excited, but then of course I couldn't get her to go to sleep. Brock is much better at getting her back down in the middle of the night than I am, and last night when he was in there, she said to him, "Daddy, get a shirt on." That girl never stops making us laugh. :) Hopefully next time we post, we'll all be more rested!
Her little legs were just hanging off the side of the bed, but she was out like a light! Shortly thereafter, however, I heard a thud so I went to check on her. She was all curled up on the ground sleeping. But a few minutes later she came to get me. I tried to get her back to sleep, but after 2 hours finally decided to put her in her crib! It was so sad because we could hear her in her crib saying, "new bed, new bed!" But I think the excitement of her new bed makes it hard for her to fall asleep in there right now! It's all so new, she almost gets too excited to fall asleep. She has to arrange her babies and her books in her new environment, then keep rearranging them. Should they go under the sheets or on top? Sit on the pillow or next to it? And her poor little mind doesn't shut off, either. She kept talking about how Shrek turns into a man (in Shrek 2) and how Donkey turns into a horse. Then she wanted to sit on the potty, then she wanted some yogurt. She just gets too excited to fall asleep. Anyways, that's why she ended back up in her crib both nights! But we're getting there, gotta start somewhere!
One quick funny - my mom was changing Mia's dirty diaper the other day, and was making a big deal saying "Whew-wee! Stinky!" She must have gone on for a little too long, because all the sudden Mia said, "That's enough, Nana!" We sure got a kick out of that. :)
Here is a picture of her with little french braids that Nana did for her. I can't believe her hair is getting so long!
And his tiny little body!
I couldn't wait to get my hands on him! He's so peaceful!
On another note, Mia has been her usual hilarious self. Today, she came out of her toyroom doing the best fake cry she could muster, she was almost making herself laugh. I asked her what happened, and she said, "Bella bit me." Now Bella is her favorite doll, so I'm not sure why she would make up such a story. But I said, "Bella bit you?" Mia: "Uh-huh. Band-aid!" And she had her little shoulder exposed where Bella had "bitten" her. What in the world?! That's the first time I've seen her make up a story like that, but I'm sure there's plenty more to come. We have to watch that girl!
Again, we're so happy for April and Chad - their baby boy is finally here, and he is perfect and healthy! :)
