diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 9c33fd6..afaee50 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -11186,19 +11186,11 @@ var ChatView = class extends import_obsidian5.ItemView {
     if (!this.inputEl) {
       this.inputEl = inputContainer.createEl("textarea", {
         cls: "ollama-input",
-        attr: { placeholder: "Type your message..." }
+        attr: { placeholder: "Type your message...", rows: "3" }
       });
     } else {
       inputContainer.appendChild(this.inputEl);
     }
-    if (!this.sendButton) {
-      this.sendButton = inputContainer.createEl("button", {
-        cls: "ollama-send-button",
-        text: "Send"
-      });
-    } else {
-      inputContainer.appendChild(this.sendButton);
-    }
     if (!this.activityIndicatorEl) {
       this.activityIndicatorEl = inputContainer.createEl("div", {
         cls: "ollama-activity-indicator"
@@ -11212,6 +11204,14 @@ var ChatView = class extends import_obsidian5.ItemView {
     } else {
       inputContainer.appendChild(this.activityIndicatorEl);
     }
+    if (!this.sendButton) {
+      this.sendButton = inputContainer.createEl("button", {
+        cls: "ollama-send-button",
+        text: "Send"
+      });
+    } else {
+      inputContainer.appendChild(this.sendButton);
+    }
     if (this.contentEl.addClass) {
       this.contentEl.addClass("ollama-chat-view-content");
     } else {
diff --git a/src/chat-view.ts b/src/chat-view.ts
index 3cf2e75..d17452b 100755
--- a/src/chat-view.ts
+++ b/src/chat-view.ts
@@ -382,22 +382,12 @@ export class ChatView extends ItemView {
     if (!this.inputEl) {
       this.inputEl = inputContainer.createEl('textarea', {
         cls: 'ollama-input',
-        attr: { placeholder: 'Type your message...' },
+        attr: { placeholder: 'Type your message...', rows: '3' },
       });
     } else {
       inputContainer.appendChild(this.inputEl);
     }
 
-    // Setup send button
-    if (!this.sendButton) {
-      this.sendButton = inputContainer.createEl('button', {
-        cls: 'ollama-send-button',
-        text: 'Send',
-      });
-    } else {
-      inputContainer.appendChild(this.sendButton);
-    }
-
     // Setup activity indicator
     if (!this.activityIndicatorEl) {
       this.activityIndicatorEl = inputContainer.createEl('div', {
@@ -413,6 +403,16 @@ export class ChatView extends ItemView {
       inputContainer.appendChild(this.activityIndicatorEl);
     }
 
+    // Setup send button
+    if (!this.sendButton) {
+      this.sendButton = inputContainer.createEl('button', {
+        cls: 'ollama-send-button',
+        text: 'Send',
+      });
+    } else {
+      inputContainer.appendChild(this.sendButton);
+    }
+
     // Append containers to contentEl
     if (this.contentEl.addClass) {
       this.contentEl.addClass('ollama-chat-view-content');
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index ae88592..c1abac5 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -129,19 +129,10 @@
   content: '➕';
 }
 
-.ollama-input-container {
-  display: flex;
-  gap: var(--size-4-1);
-  padding: var(--size-4-2);
-  border-top: 1px solid var(--ollama-border);
-  background-color: var(--background-primary);
-  align-items: flex-end;
-}
-
 .ollama-input {
   flex: 1;
-  min-height: 2.5rem;
-  max-height: 8rem;
+  min-height: 4rem;
+  max-height: 12rem;
   padding: var(--size-4-1) var(--size-4-2);
   border-radius: var(--ollama-radius);
   border: 1px solid var(--ollama-border);
@@ -445,10 +436,10 @@
   display: none;
   align-items: center;
   gap: var(--size-4-1);
-  padding: var(--size-4-1) 0;
+  padding: var(--size-4-1) var(--size-4-1);
   font-size: var(--font-ui-small);
   color: var(--text-muted);
-  min-height: 1.5rem;
+  white-space: nowrap;
 }
 
 .ollama-activity-dot {
@@ -458,6 +449,7 @@
   border-radius: 50%;
   background-color: var(--interactive-accent);
   animation: ollama-pulse 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
 }
 
 .ollama-activity-text {