. . . the scale and FINALLY,

a morning nap. Baby-cranky has been just that for the past 4 days, spending all her waking hours (which were numerous) screaming until a) mama fed her or b) her face was purple and covered in spit and she passed out from exhaustion. Option b only happened twice - both times in the car as neither mama nor daddy can handle the deafening siren that is Averie's cry for more than a few minutes. After that, we can feel our brains melting, so it's really a situation of feed her or die.

Easter was not as much bunny fun for baby as we'd hoped. True, it was cold, and her Easter dress was for much warmer weather. And, she fussed nearly non-stop from 6 a.m. until the following morning. But babymama still had high hopes for a few photos of a smiling, cherubic Averie in her first Easter dress by her first Easter basket on her first Easter Sunday. This, however, was not to be. Our three sets of hands (Aunt Nancy's included) were all busy trying to distract and soothe baby-unhappy, and we had no time to grab the camera for a photo op. Probably better anyway, as her cute pink smocked dress was soon scrapped for a t-shirt and her diaper.

After 4 nights of little sleep for baby & parents, and 4 days of nearly constant feedings, baby-starving was rushed to the doctor for a weight check. Turns out baby-starving actually isn't - she's right on track weight-wise (10 lbs now at 7 weeks after birth) and is probably just crying because she
a)has gas
or b)wants to suck on stuff
or c)is colicky
or d)is going through a growth spurt
or e)some other reason.

You'd think that a list of 5 options would be less than reassuring, but actually, we feel immensly better knowing that it's most likely one of the first 4 options, 3 of which, we can fix. Who knew that my daily calcium intake (3 oz of cheese) could be gassing up her little tummy?

Also wonderful was the suggestion (made by nurse as advocated by doctor) that mama begin drinking red wine or dark beer at night - in a bubble bath, no less. Understandably, babymama LOVES our pediatrician and the staff there! Babydaddy, angel that he is, brought home some red last night.

The good news is that baby-adorable is back, and sleeping - after a nice 7 hour snooze during the night hours - for her first morning nap of the week. We are thankful for gripe water - it truly is a little piece of baby bliss.