Kimmie and Dave dropped her off about 5:00 and didn't pick her back up until 12! She was asleep when they first dropped her off and we made sure to keep her in her carseat until she woke up so as not to throw her off schedule. (She wasn't supposed to eat until 6 but when she wakes up she thinks she needs to eat immediatley) Once she woke up, we gave her a bottle and she sucked it right down! She was happy for a FEW short minutes after she ate and allowed Ben and I to inhale our pizza. Then she started crying.
Ellie tends to get fussy in the evenings and she really is tough to console -- she wasn't hungry, dirty, or cold so she was basically pitching a fit for no reason. Kimmie discovered that the hair dryer calms her down for some reason, so I tried that for a little while. I was worried about my hair dryer blowing up, so I found her a new friend.
I kid you not, once you turn on the dirt devil she stopped crying almost instantly! It is crazy ... you would think that loud, harsh noise would scare her but for whatever reason it seemed to soothe her. We would get her calmed down and halfway asleep and then she'd start right back with the crying. At one point, I think we let the dirt devil run for like 30 minutes in order to get her to sleep!It was a fun night with her, but we were both exhausted when she left!
Ben trying to get Ellie to sleep
SUCCESS!OH! And there is one more thing that I wanted to share with yall last week, but never did. I went up to visit Ellie last weekend and spent some time at their house. Now just look at this sweet little face ....
Does that look like the face of a baby who would poop all over her Aunt Katie?
Well it is ... shit happens, I guess!
6 comments:
The adventures of Baby sitting...too funny:) By the way, your Blog cracks me up!!
Ben looks like a natural!! I am way impressed that yall made it through a fussy night - they can be difficult - even for the parents! I'm ready for you to mark your calendar for mine and Matt's night out. Since you are so experienced now, I will be happy to leave Sloane with you.....:)
That's a solid diaper right there......no pun intended
Your blog is hilarious! You seem like you are adjusting great to being an aunt ;)
Plan on Ellie G being a Guns n Roses fan because i think I sang Sweet Child O Mine in my Axl voice to her about 5 times in a row while bouncing up and down on the bed and having the dirt devil on full blast....
i want all you mothers and others to note that combo of awesome right there for when you can't get your baby to quit crying / sleep...
also let it be known i made my first ever purchase of baby wipes while i was out getting movies and the pizza...checked out with wipes and a bottle of wine...that may or may not look like a hilarious combo
She got a dose of GnR's "Patience" a little later....there's a joke in there somehwere
Katie- You are hysterical! The AJC needs a good column...go apply.
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