Ella has always been very easy on us when it comes to sleeping (teething and sicknesses aside). There has never been much of a struggle to get her to go down for a nap or down for bed. We've never had to actually look at a clock to decide when to begin nap time. Sometimes, she will start getting crabby or naughty, and that is our sign that it's time for a nap. Lately, she has taken it upon herself to crawl up on Mommy or Daddy, lay her head on our shoulder, and fall asleep. When we lay her in her bed, she will turn her head away from us and drift off. I read a lot of parenting articles that address bed time routines, sleep habits, etc. and always feel fortunate that Ella just apparently likes her sleep.
However, the grass is not necessarily greener on this side of the fence! She is an ornery little squirt when she wakes up. :) She's been like that since the day she was born. Most kids seem to wake up refreshed, energetic, and happy. Ella likes to take it slow. She doesn't like to talk a lot, she doesn't like people to be in her face, and she is not in the mood to play until she decides she is ready. In fact, the majority of her time-outs occur within an hour after she wakes up, because let me tell you.....she is a ball of sunshine!
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say she gets that from the Cozart side!
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