End of an Era

Ella has been fighting bed time more then normal in the last few weeks. We usually sit in the rocking chair by her bed and read her a story then tuck her in. Well, as soon as we opened the book she would start to wiggle her way out of our arms and onto her bed. So story time became very short. So by following her lead we now let her climb into bed, give her a book to look at then read her a story. Sometimes she sits up in bed and we read to her the story she has and she helps turn the pages. Sometimes we take turns. She looks at her book and gets read a different story then we switch books. She is getting more out of story time by doing this because she is more active in her listening and her story times are longer and we can finish a book once again. Sometimes we even read the same story several times till she is tired. We got a story called "Peek A Boo" at the library and she LOVES that book. It's her favorite game, she plays peek a boo everywhere we go and with everyone. It's a great way to keep her out of trouble when we are out and about. I think we will be renewing that book soon and maybe it will show up at her 2nd birthday or under the tree, who knows ;)