Eliana's first day at the sitter's

and we all survived!
I was feeling a little sad as I left her there, even though it was only for a few hours. Our 'sitter' is actually a good friend of ours, Amanda, who has a 13 month old girl. I'll steal a picture from her blog:

This is Penelope, sure to be Eliana's best pal

Amanda said Eliana did really well today. We really trust Amanda and know that she will be great with Eliana. It made it a lot easier for me to leave her there, knowing she was in good hands.

Playing with Grandma

Television on = baby zoned out

So, as far as napping goes, we are just trying for consistency, now. She goes to sleep pretty well at night so we're using that same technique (soft music, rocking, same room) for daytime naps, too. I'm thinking that if we regularly do that and tighten up the schedule a little that her napping will improve ..... and by 'improve' I really mean 'lengthen' so that this Momma can get something done around the house!