Monday, March 30, 2009

Challenge me

Lately Landon has been getting very upset with gas, VERY late at night. This can go on from 12 to 3 am or so. Last night it seems like it went on longer than normal and I was trying different things to try to get rid of his gas and make him content again...but his fussiness dragged on and on and on and it was almost like there was nothing else I could do.
Late at night he seems to drink too fast, he starts getting frantic cause I think he gets a lot of bubbles in his tummy so last night I went back and forth trying to feed him and then burp him. I'd try feeding him again to see if he would calm down and fall asleep... but he was still frantic and sucking in more bubbles so I tried burping him. I tried walking around with him and patting his back, I tried changing him. I was trying to read something today on why a baby might be fussy or crying and it was pretty surprising that it didnt say gas in their stomach. It said something like... If your baby carries on for about 3 hours for 3 or more times a week they have colic! This might be true for some babies but I refuse to believe Landon has colic. I can tell he is sucking down air bubbles with how frantic he gets when trying to eat late at night and sometimes calms down when I pat his back, not only for that reason but after he wakes up from his long night he "let's em rip"!
This has become my latest challenge because this is when I am tired and need sleep and its like there is nothing I can do for him. I try to help him but its like there is too much gas and I cant get it all out for him with just trying to burp him. My poor little guy...so badly do I want his gas to pass, but it's like it just stays.
I have come to the conclusion that he is a morning baby. He'll kind of wake up and start smiling tons. I love seeing him smile. He has such a big smile and it is just too cute. Sometimes when he is sleeping he starts to laugh. His laugh is the cutest laugh I have ever heard in my life... I just love it! I wonder what he is dreaming about that is so funny? He loves to be held and sang to and almost everytime we put him in his carseat and go somewhere he falls asleep. Must be the comfy snuzzler and the jiggles from the lovely Arizona roads.
Daniel and I love him so much and it is absolutely crazy to think that we have had him for almost 1 month now! God has truly blessed us with Landon. He is such a sweet baby!