In the past few days, Janie has become a completely new baby. Gone are the easy, sleepy days. Despite me being off of dairy and Mexican food for the past week and a half, she fusses all evening, has mucus-filled diapers, sleeps restlessly, and is generally going through that “delightful” 6-week colic stage. Fortunately, Laura knows all the tricks in the book and helped me trouble-shoot. We think that Janie was getting overstimulated by her wild siblings by the end of the day, so we’re trying to swaddle her and give her a little more quiet in the evenings. I’m also adjusting my diet more to try to help her be less gassy. It was also helpful having another set of hands with the big kids. They loved the walks, the books, the sidewalk chalk, and the silliness.
In addition to all the help, it was so great to have the girl time. Laura and I never run out of things to talk about, even though we talk on the phone all the time… It’s so refreshing to spend time with a dear friend who knows me and knows my kids so well!
Come back soon, Laura!
Love you guys too 🙂