Elsie has been a great baby – for the first three weeks she was sleeping close to 18 hours a day and just happy as can be. We kept quiet about it hoping not to jinx it – but somehow I started opening my big mouth and sure enough all things went to hell. On Monday we had an entire day where if she was awake she was fussy-mcfusserson. I wanted to pull my hair out.
We pulled out the swing (a fantastic gift from the Johnstons), inserted the screamer and Viola! we had some peace. I would say the Swing and the vibrating bouncer chair are vital tools to raise a child – oh and probably ear plugs.
Fortunately for me (lack of patience) she seems to be out of her crab-claws mood so I am hoping it was a growth spurt and not a pattern of life. 🙂 I now see why babies are born so delightfully cute – even when you want to pull your hair out they are still seem perfect.
May 10, 2007 at 12:01 pm
She is just so cute! I am really glad that the swing is coming in handy. It was truly a life saver for us. I am just sorry that it only comes in blue. She still looks fabulous in it though!
May 14, 2007 at 4:10 pm
are you in england? how are you? how is it going?