Girls Party!

...in the middle of the night!

Elizabeth has been waking up in the middle of the night every few nights or so lately wanting to play.  Since she is sick and crying just aggravates her coughing, so crying herself to sleep hasn't worked out very well.  So Brian being the sweet guy that he is, has been playing with her when she's woken up, until she is sleepy enough again to go back to sleep.

Well, last night I decided to give Brian a break, and stay up with Elizabeth.  We had a great time together.  Elizabeth is not scared of the dark, and seems to thrive in it at times.  She was having fun putting the Santa hat on and saying "HO, HO, HO!"  She played with her toys, loved playing peek-a-boo in her cardboard castle, we 'read' books (in the dark), sang songs, she had lots of fun carrying boxes around, and other fun things.  We had lots of fun together, and I found that it was easier for me to focus my whole attention on Elizabeth in the middle of the night.  It was easier for me to 'see' her in the dark, and not notice the other things that can distract me.

After all this fun and more, she finally got tired.  I was able to get her back to bed, and go to bed myself when I heard her start crying again.  She tried to play some more, but we were both needing to get some sleep.  So, I rocked her then walked around singing to her as she snuggled against my shoulder.  After singing to her for a while she was okay to go back to sleep.

It was such a sweet night!  Even though I missed out on a few hours of sleep, I loved sharing last night with Elizabeth.  I love my Little Miss Elizabeth!