Thursday, October 8, 2009

To be perfectly honest...

Sometimes I feel like James is happy and content for about 22 minutes, total, for the entire day. For the rest of the time it seems like he's cranky, eating, or sleeping. I feel like I'm the Constant Soother, Singer, and Subduer.

Is this normal or am I just a particularly sorry mom?

6 comments:

Samantha said...

It's definitely normal. When they get older it seems they go an entire week being unhappy, and then the next week, they look like the happiest babies on the face of the earth. Babies are very moody creatures. Worse than a woman on PMS ever thought about being :)

Anonymous said...

You are not a sorry mom at all! I used to have days where I felt like I sat in the rocking chair with Nathan for the entire day. I think he is more content now that he is on the move more...he is just an independent boy.

kellyn2girls1boy said...

Normal. I went through the same thing with mine. I agree with the other comments, they seem to be more content the more they are able to move about.

The Via Colony said...

Yup, completely normal. I'm sure you are doing a great job! I do want to encourage you though...it seems to be easier the third time around because you finally realize it's not you and that this too shall pass=)

PS - I'm completely with you on your death post. cremate me, it's cheap and easy! No need to go in debt saying goodbye when you know it's really not goodbye...

Evelyn & Floyd said...

i went completely dairy free myself this week, and within 3 days June has become a totally different baby. (For the moment. Tomorrow is always different though, right?!)
maybe you and i should become friends in real life, eh?

Helen Joy said...

This trip to Italy has been ROUGH as far as feeling that way. I feel like I've been a pacifier for him every time he gets fussy, which is about every 20 minutes. I hate feeling that way. I hope little James is doing better.