Sleeping habits...or lack of

The other night was a rough one here in the Johnson house, Finley was on a rampage. It was getting to be night and she was wide awake just laying there so my stupid self thinks oh good she is going to sleep good tonight...boy was I wrong!! It got later and later and she became more and more fussy, I fed her and changed her diaper, nothing helped she was throwing a fit of all fits. Screaming, cryin, we can't comfort her she isn't comfy being held, she doesn't want to be put down!! So after 2 hours of that trying everything, the swing, the bed by use, swaddling her, feed her more, nothing was working... We put her in her car seat and I walked around the whole apartment til she fell asleep! Finally she was out, but now a dilema do we leave her in there or try and take her out...we left her in why wake a sleeping baby right. We put the car seat on the bed up by our heads in between Ry and I! She slept til like 5 am and then we put her in her crib so she could stretch out! Ah it was a rough night, if anyone can tell me any secrets to getting a baby on a schedule or helping her sleep it would be much appreciated!!