WAAAAAAAAAH!!!

Oy!  There is nothing that leaves you more helpless than a helpless crying, screaming baby.  We've been so fortunate up until now because he's been such a happy baby!  Really only crying when he's hungry or tired or needs to be changed.  (On that note, he's SOOOOO different than Coby was, in a good way, because Coby couldn't have cared less if he was wet or dirty, which carried on to mean taking forever to potty train.)  But I digress.  This afternoon/evening did me in!  He cried and screamed and nothing calmed him down.  He ate a little bit, then screamed.  I changed him, rocked him, put blankets on, took blankets off.  Nothing worked.  We went outside, which he always loves, and he calmed down immediately.  But the stupid mosquitoes ate us alive!  So back inside we went, and I decided a bath was the answer.  He did calm down after that.  I gave him his reflux meds, another couple of ounces of formula, and he finally relaxed.  Now he's asleep in his room, hopefully for the night.  It makes me wonder if he needs more of the reflux medicine; but who knows? But this afternoon's experience made me feel very lucky, because I know so many people who have babies with colic who just cry non-stop.  I now know full well what "purple crying" is, and while I could never ever hurt my baby or shake it or be anything but tender and loving to him, I can see how hours and hours of this can drive a person batties.  I'm SO GLAD this doesn't happen often!!!