Annabelle had a very rough night and kept us up most of the night. She would sleep fine while B was holding her but as soon as he’d lay her down in her pack and play she would scream! We have always been so lucky with her sleeping so we were definitely not prepared for this. She was a mess! It started around 10:00 p.m. and we thought we could let her cry it out for a few minutes. That lasted all of about 1 minute b/c the people in the room next to us pounded on the wall so we had to pick her up again. She didnt’ go down until around 1:00 a.m. but she was up again at 6:00 a.m. Needless to say her schedule was pretty messed up the rest of the day.

We took the rest of the scenic drive so she could get in a nap in the car and then we met Ken & Michelle for lunch before heading to the airport. We got to the airport to find our flight was delayed which meant the flight would fall right over Annabelle’s afternoon nap. When we got on the plane Annabelle was fighting sleep and was not happy. She screamed – yes, SCREAMED – for the take off! We felt so bad for the poor people sitting around us. There was nothing we could do to console her. We tried to feed her, give her a pacifier for her ears, give her books, toys, but nothing worked! Then when we reached cruising altitude she crashed. She fell asleep with her head on my belly and didnt’ wake up the rest of the flight. I had to wake her when we landed so we could get off the plane. I think everyone around us was shocked when she woke up and was so smiley and happy. She was waving and playing peak-a-boo with everyone while we were waiting to deboard. I’m pretty sure they thought she was bi-polar.

We got home just in time to get her in her pj’s, give her a bottle and get her ready for bed. She was so happy to be home! She crawled all over the house and didn’t make a peep when she went to bed. B even said when he laid her down in her crib she high-fived the bees on her bumper. I think it’s going to be quite a while before we plan any big trips with The Belle!