Baby sleep

We have been having problems lately with Elly sleeping. She doesn't go to sleep easily - it's a struggle for both Craig and I - and then she wakes up 3 to 4 times a night on top of that. Most nights I end up taking her into my bed and sleeping next to her, and she's happy to be near me. I already have one child that was terrible about sleep for a long time, and it seems to me that we have another one... and I honestly don't have any idea what to do about it. I am not willing to let her cry it out, even though about thirty people have suggested it. It's just not for me, and that's that.

Ok, so I'm not writing this to get suggestions on what to do, because I'm pretty good at scouring the internet for crap information and I've read it all by now. Seriously - I did a buttload of research with Connor, and another buttload of research for Elly. I'm on research and information overload.

What I'm irritated about with all of this is that in the middle of the night when I'm up with Elly, tired beyond tired and rocking an 8-month old baby, I'm thinking about how other people seemingly have perfect babies and I've been blessed with two poopy sleepers. As if I have the space in my brain to waste thinking about how other people either do or *think* they do have it better than me.

Anyway. A good show is on TV. Gonna watch it.