Settling In

The first couple nights, Allie really missed her Mommy and 7 brothers and sisters. She woke up every other hour. We had her sleeping in a big Rubbermaid container so whenever she needed to go to the bathroom she would cry. She we go to the bathroom in the grass as soon as I put her down. She was restless after she came back in and at 4:00 I ended up sleeping in the guest room with her in the bed with me so she would settle down and sleep.

Tuesday night she woke up every 3 hours and Wednesday night every 4 hours. Hopefully she will continue to improve--I am getting very worn out.

At the vet on Tuesday (just stopped by the get her de-worming medicine) they weighed Allie and she weighed 1 pound 15 ounces. She is so small that she could fall right through the banister posts that protect the rest of us from falling over the edge to the downstairs. So we borrow a gate to trap her until she puts on a little weight.Ezra and Malachi took at their toys out of the basket in the living room and turned it into a bed for her. She can get in and out of it by herself. She will play in the little gated area (which she is rescued from on a regular basis) but when she is ready to sleep, she climbs into her bed.Gretchen's kids came over for a little while after school. Mollee and Jonah played with Allie the whole time, the other boys acknowledged her, but were more interested in playing with toys.
Allie is a good climber. She can get up and down the front porch steps and in and out of her little bed. She also got up on the dishwasher with ease.
There are many fights and discussions over "time with Allie". All of the boys want "alone time" with her. She is very playful and she loves the attention the boys give her. Granny loves her too. She is so eager to help with her in anyway. If I have to leave, she checks on Allie every 30 minutes and takes her out and plays with her.

We are really enjoying her.