there will be light at the end of the tunnel, it just takes time, and be prepared for things to get better, then get worse, then get better and so on, there is always a new milestone, a tooth, a cold, or just a bad night for no apparent reason.... i've been where you are and i promise promise promise it does get better, my girl used to wake sometimes every hour, sometimes she would be awake for three hours in the middle of the night, things started settling down from around 7 months, but there was still the occassional bad week here or there.... now at 11 months things are perfect, she doesn't sleep much during the day but my nights are bliss. It will happen for you I promise.... before you know it the good days will be out-numbering the bad....

and trust me when i say this, the alert babies are the best kind to have, although it can be hell on earth in the sleep department, once they get more animated and mobile they make up for it with their crazy personalities, never a dull moment!!

you are doing a great job, hang in there and ride out this phase and most of all enjoy your little girl while she's little, the weeks will start going faster and before you know it she's a toddler with attitooooooood