Things that go bump in the night.

I've been having trouble lately with some night time waking. I'll wake up every morning around 3:00 am and cannot get back to sleep for an hour or so.

It turns out that there are a number of things that go bump in the middle of the night in our house.

1. Connor kicking his wall in his room. Seriously. This kid sleeps right up along the wall and evidently attempts to kick his way through the wall all night long. 
2. Sophia throwing animals out of her bed. Every night before bed time, Sophia demands that a series of babies, stuffed animals, and blankets be put in her bed. Then she proceeds to throw them out of her bed at random points in the night. 
3. Elinore. I was thinking that she is a really calm and kind of lazy baby because I don't feel her move a lot during the day. It turns out that she is just saving her acrobatics for the night time. (Coincidentally, this may be way I keep waking up and having trouble getting back to sleep).
4. Our screen door. Even though I make sure every night that it is latched, at some point in the middle of my awake time I will hear the screen door slam shut after the wind has ripped it open. Also, every night, without fail, this scares me half to death. 

It doesn't really amaze me that there is so much noise and activity during the wee morning hours at our house, but I am kind of amazed that I can ever sleep through all this activity.