Auntie Yvonne really does have the most comfortable lap. Ella can fall asleep in it anytime, even sitting up. It's a magic trick she must pass on to me.
Discovering Ella needs to chew on something to soothe herself to sleep was a major breakthrough with napping. Here you can see she has fallen asleep with her favourite, though unconventional, pacifiers. We tried to have Ella suck on a pacifier, but she spat it out and mostly throws it when it comes near her mouth.
This was another maiden voyage in Ella's crib. For the first few times she slept here, she did not end up in such a predicament. However, the day I tried to let her cry for a few minutes without rushing in to calm her down, I came in to find her firmly wedged between rails and fast asleep. I'm not sure how Ella could sleep in this position, but she fell asleep and I had to wake her in order to push her thighs through the rails. We bought bumpers after this incident.
It's fortunate that Ella can sleep almost anywhere. As parents believing in routine, we try to always put her in her crib when she's tired. On this day, she was laying in our warmed living room after an afternoon of Fall sun shining in our front window.
Here Ella is pictured with her Papa. She is only this big once and we always enjoy holding her, cuddling, hugging, and sleeping with our little girl. Sometimes we even take family naps.
It was much easier to put on Ella's snowsuit once she was asleep. Not only did she stay calm, she didn't wake up when I stuffed her into her suit.
Ella took a nap at Auntie Yvonne's house. I think the aroma of baking put her into a sugarplum dream. She sleeps well on her shag rug around all her cousins and the family dogs.
