Daddy Drama

About a week ago, Madison started this new thing where she wouldn't be soothed by the hubs if I wasn't around (no matter what he tried). She would cry so hard that she'd gag and stop breathing temporarily! I talked to friends/family and found out this is very common - especially at this age. Most of the advice we received was for J to stick with it and hold strong through her crying.

Talk about easier said than done!! Jase decided to have an afternoon of time with just the two of them and see what happened. I fed her and then handed her over. It didn't take long before she was bawling and J and I experienced our hardest moments of parenting thus far. He stayed calm, cool, and collected to try to calm her down and I nailed myself in the living room (crying) while they worked it out. I probably should have left the house, but couldn't bring myself to walk out the door. I didn't look at the clock, but this must have lasted for over an hour. She eventually calmed down and I went in to feed her.

Long story sort of shorter... Jason persisted the next couple of days by wearing her for naps and being the one to soothe her if she needed it... AND... Things are SO much better now!! She's easily soothed by him during the day and will take a nap in the Beco on his chest no problem. We had been having our biggest issue with Jase trying to put her down to sleep for the night and even that is drastically better. We're phasing me out and tonight all I did was make an appearance twice and she went to sleep like a champ with J doing everything! I'm sure this method of "sticking with it" doesn't always work, so I'm very thankful that it did work for us. I hope it continues this way, too, but we'll see.

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A couple of new "moves":

- She has been doing baby crunches lately. She really wants to sit up when you lay her down, so she keeps the top of her torso and her head lifted. She does the same thing leaning up/forward in the car seat. I think she can hold it longer than I can!

- She's feeling everything! M is all about textures right now. Her little fingers are gently feeling and stroking toys / blankets / clothes / faces / our hands / her own hand / etc non-stop. I have to admit that I love it. Her hands are so soft and I feel so connected to her when she's feeling me while I snuggle her or during a feeding.

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Okay, one last thing. I went into the office today to get some work done and have lunch with Jason. Mads was getting sleepy so her Grandma offered to wear her while I worked. How cute is this? She was out like a light.

From Madison Kate