We Found Our Saving Grace...

Well, we think so anyway. I picked up the book "Happiest Baby on the Block" from the library (and also ordered my own copy). The tips in here are fantastic. Seriously! They seem so simple, and they are things we have been doing, but not in the right combination and not exactly to the proper extent. This book suggests the 5 S's - they are swaddling, side/stomach lying, shhhhing, swinging and sucking. I've been trying the suggestions in the book for the past 2 days and they have been working on Jayla. And last night - because of my superb swaddling skills, she slept from 12 till 4am....4 hours! This is our new record.

Another milestone....Jayla is 6 weeks old today. I'll have to remember to take a picture today and post it. She's sleeping right now - but maybe later, if we can get her to smile, we can post a picture of that.

On not such a positive note, we attempted to visit the market today. I actually woke her and unbundled her from her swaddle in order to put her in the car seat. She wasn't happy about this, and cried most of the way there. Then, she fell asleep, so I thought I was in the clear. Clearly, this wasn't the case. As soon as I turned off the van and got the stroller all set up, she started wailing again. But since she was in her car seat, I couldn't swaddle her, so I tried the other techniques, but really without the swaddling, the others are useless. So, I couldn't settle her. I made a quick little round through the outside vendors, picked up some peppers and some strawberries and almost got my hands on some light rye bread, but the vendor was too busy to do business with me....oh well. Then I motored back to the van, fed Jayla a little more, and stuck her in her car seat, crying still. She settled within about 5 minutes of the car ride and is still sleeping (an hour later). At least I had a chance to get some lunch. Needless to say, it's not a good idea to unbundle a very content sleeping baby.

I am still convinced that she is a colicky baby, but I guess if there are ways to settle her, it's better than nothing. We have so much love for her and we hate to see her upset, so anything that helps calm and soothe her - we are happy to try.

I'll try to add a picture later...

Bye-bye for now!