This weekend we ventured out on our first road trip. Tony, the kid, and I went to our niece Marilyn's baptism in Sugarland (a suburb of Houston for those outside Texas). It was about 2.5 hours from our house and our little sweetie made it without a peep the whole way. Of course once we arrived there was a full diaper and feeding to attend to. Alice and I spent the whole ceremony in the cry room which was just as well considering how...um...bombastic her gassy tummy can be post-feeding. She has uncanny timing too this kid. So one might think she was being sacrilegious letting one rip every time the congregation said "Amen".
We had a great view of the ceremony though and my niece was a perfect cherub for the entire service. She looked adorable all swathed in her white christening gown. It was the first time we got to meet Marilyn in person (since our kid and her cousin were born only 6 weeks apart) and we were dying to play with her. Understandably Marilyn was a bit sleepy on her big day so we reserved our affections to cooing from a distance.
It was great to see the family. Big hello to bro-in-law Mike (also Godfather to Marilyn) if you are reading today's post!
Even though she doesn't understand us yet Tony and I have already regaled Alice with the tale of how in one seven month stretch her Uncle Mike selflessly moved all of our furniture not once but TWICE, in the hot Texas sun (and humidity).
Thanks Uncle Mike!
Here is another big thank you. Thanks to Kevin for sending us the Dr. Sears Baby Book! That was such a thoughtful gift and not a moment too soon because our beloved girl has stopped sleeping at night...
Yes, you read that right. It's not her fault. The kid has crazy gas pains. We have many suggestions from our pediatrician and various family members for dealing with the gas. But what has really helped her was following the "Get to sleep" suggestions from Dr. Sears. It's not perfect yet but at least we have moved beyond the zombie feeling. Sleep deprivation makes Tony and I do silly things like make the baby flip off her parents while she sleeps. The picture above is a visual representation of how we feel when she nestles down for a long nap at 2pm after a long night of fussing.
Thank you also to my cousin Kevin who was sweet enough to send us a Target card that purchased a baby swing, that the kid loves to sleep in. May a thousand blessings rain down on the two Kevins!
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Not giving advice, but sharing what worked for us (of course, every kid is totally different). We used a bouncy chair to help with the gas. Nothing completely did the trick, but the virbrating chair helped.
Hi, you're blogging again! So, you ended up going down to Houston for Marilyn's baptism, eh! Seems like Alice is a good trip-taker. Perhaps you could come to Chicago next year sometime- hint hint. Or perhaps we'll just come down to Austin- ha! Sorry, I have NO suggestions on what to do for infant gas pains. Poor little sweet girl. I'm watching Wallace and Gromit with the kiddos. Maybe you could distract the little peanut with some classic claymation!
Miss you guys...
Horror of horrors, our Alice has rejected the vibrating chair! Arrrrgg....She likes it well enough when she is totally asleep but if she is the least bit fussy all is lost. Why can't she understand that the bouncy chair is designed to make her happy? WHY??!!
If you find something that works, tell me, because I've been searching and trying for 11 months....and still with the screaming at night and the snoozing in the day. Waaaaah! (that's the sound I'm making right now, not Paul ;) ). I thought I'd have it easy the third time around....
I started taking prenatal vitamins again which coincided with Alice's really bad tummy at night. Our pediatrician's office says that Iron in my vitamins shouldn't bother babies, but I am not so sure.
Granted the lack of sleep is driving my skepticism.
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