We definitely are falling into the "textbook" colic in the third paragraph of the long page. Ugh. At least we are only one month away from month three when this supposedly just vanishes. And it could be worse.
I read some tips for dealing with it, too. Tonight I took Rudy out for a walk at 4:30 or so after he ate at 4. The fresh air was good for him. He was happy and enjoyed being in the stroller. He was still crying tonight, but not as long. Now he is swinging in his swing. That thing is a life-saver! He takes all his naps in it and will sleep a couple hours at a time during the morning and afternoon. I'm probably going to regret relying on it so much when it is time to put him in the crib for naps, but I'll deal with that later. For now, if he is happy, I'm happy.
Another story I forgot to share was when I saw the orb in Rudy's room. I had my friends over for dinner and a movie last Saturday evening while John was at a bachelor party. I was thinking I would put Rudy in his crib once he fell asleep (which is usually by 8) so I wouldn't have to worry about him waking up with us downstairs. He fell asleep in my arms and seemed very asleep. I took him upstairs and the second I laid him down in the crib, his eyes popped open and he started squirming his arms and legs around. I turned on the monitor and thought, "I'll run to the bathroom real quick, watch him in the monitor, and see if he falls back to sleep." I was watching the monitor very closely. It's only been used a couple times so I am still trying to figure it out and get used to the picture in it. It has a night-vision feature that made the picture black and white. Then all of a sudden, I saw it. A huge, undeniable orb move all along the edge of Rudy's crib. For a second I thought, "How did Rufus get in there?" -- that's how sure I am that I saw something. Freeeeeaky!...was my first reaction. But good to know Rudy has some guardian angels looking over him. He has a lot of people in heaven, I'm sure, who are making sure he is safe and sound.
He are some more pictures I took yesterday...
Thumb? No, thanks. I'll just put my entire fist in my mouth.
Happy baby!
John's new hat came in the mail yesterday and Rudy modeled it to show John since he was at work.
And, of course, Rudy had to get a new hat too!
:)
Jen, we used to put Kate in her little seat on top of the clothes dryer and turn it on. That kept her happy for a long time! But the crying was inevitable every night anyway. Another thing we did was sit in the bathroom with her and turn on the bathtub faucet. She liked that too.
ReplyDeleteOMG-the orb! Is it his namesake, or maybe Grandma Do??? Or maybe they're all having a party in Rudy's crib! Too bad you didn't get that on video.
Yeah, that is kind of creepy about the orb...I wonder what is going on with that! Maybe just his guardian angels.
ReplyDeleteIt never seems like that evening fussiness will ever go away when you are going through it, but it eventually does.