Bed bugs

Ella is rolling over and over and over. She can also hold her head up at a 45 degree angle and get up on her knees.What is going on, this child is growing like a weed. Jack's beanstalk has nothing on this girl. I find myself telling Ella, "milestones shilestones, you know that whole growing up and leaving home when your 18? That is just a suggested time frame, lots of people live in their parents house until they are say 40 or forever." But no, it seems she has a copy of the "How Babies Develop Book" and is reading ahead. Along with all this growing, she has started sleeping for longer stretches at night. Even sleeping through the night. I thought that when this time period came I would be like the princess in the "princess and the pea", once she finally got a bed without a pea in it. Relieved, so very relieved. Instead I find myself waking up at 4:30, tiptoeing into Ella's room and whispering "Hey Ella, Ella are you awake? Are you asleep? I mean it is cool if your asleep but if your awake, I am awake..." I miss the 4:30 wake up call. 4:30 is prime cuddle time. I use to count on that time to feed Ella and then tuck her under my arm and bring her back to bed with Drew and I. A small chunk of time not encroached upon by all of the days needed deeds. No laundry, or work, or daycare. Just me, Ella and Drew, with nothing to do but snooze. Well, that and talk to Ella about what type of wallpaper she is going to want for her room when she is 40.