Thunder

Ella is absolutely terrified at all of the thunder lately. Not only does she sleep in our room at night when it thunders, but she also panics/shakes/cries when she's awake. Like a lot of other things, it's the sound that scares her.  We tried to prepare her for it this morning, telling her it would thunder... there's nothing we can do to stop it... storms bring rain which the plants drink... it sounds like a chair being pushed across the floor.... nothing eased her mind. I thought about her all day today as it stormed. The baby sitter reported Ella had a terrible day, did not behave well, and barely napped at all. Tonight, she was ornery (tired) and was put in bed early. Derek tried to convince her to wear my stocking cap when it thunders again to "help her ears" and left it by her bed.  Here's to hoping the storms stop soon. :(