Elia still fights the bedtime/nap routine at 7 months. If it is any consolation to you, although she almost always cries/fusses herself to sleep, she is all smiles when I go pick her up in the morning or after she wakes from a nap. This might be total wishful thinking on my part, but I like to think of this behavior as evidence that she likes me and wants to play more even though she is really tired. :)

Btw, she DID go through a phase (with the Miracle Blanket) where she really relaxed into the bedtime routine and went to bed without any fight. Unfortunately, that totally disappeared when we couldn't use the MB anymore.

About Owen not napping in the crib- keep trying if you really want to get him in there. We didn't try to get Elia in the crib until she was about 3 months, but then it took several weeks. All of a sudden, she just accepted it and now she seems to really like her crib.

HTH and good luck!
Sari

DD 7 months