in the middle of the night

at about four in the morning j. heard ella talking in her crib, so he went to check on her. he found her sitting up and chatting away.

sitting up! i would love to have video footage of this. i have no idea how she got into that position, as she's never put herself in a sitting position before without help.

what a peach!

this morning as i got ready for work elenora got tired. i usually then have to spend about a half hour putting her to sleep, or i pass her to j., who tries semi-successfully to keep her happy for awhile longer. this morning i just put her in her crib and she cried for three minutes and fell fast asleep for an hour and a half!

our afternoon play time was so sweet. we listened to some books on tape and i let her grasp onto a mango i was about to slice up. then i let her touch the fresh fruit to her lips and tongue. she made a face, but wasn't rejecting it if i offered it to her again to "taste."

now if only i could get her to eat rice cereal.

her morning nap went well, too. and she only cried about ten minutes on-again off-again just now as i put her down for her afternoon nap.

oh here's a question: what do you do when the baby moves all around her crib and gets stuck up against the headboard? do you go in and move her back down? i can't seem to keep ella in her sleep positioner very well any more. also, what do you do if she rolls over? i've been repositioning her and turning her over, but i think that delays her sleep. should i just let her learn how to put herself to sleep on her tummy? is that okay?