I Have a Baby Who Cries

Whenever people see Teddy, they comment on what a happy baby he is.  Some even go so far as to ask if he ever cries.  The answer is a resounding yes.

Teddy loves to be held.  He will sleep, eat, laugh, and smile as long as someone is holding him, but put him down and it is a completely different story.  This kid can cry and cry and cry and then just cry some more.  Literally, he can cry for hours with only brief intervals of silence when I give in a pick him up.  As his mother, it is quite exhausting.

However, what am I to do?  As much as I would love to spend my days curled up on in the bed with my wonderful little boy, I have 3 other children, a husband and a house all of which demand quite a bit of my attention as well.

I will feed him, change him, place him within mere feet (or in some cases inches of me), but none of it is good enough unless I have stopped what I am doing and am actually holding him.  I feel guilty as all get out, but I just can not meet his need to be held every second of the day.

Can you tell from this post that it has been a particularly loud day at my house filled with the sounds of Thomas movies and babies crying?  That's my life in a nut shell.

Comments

[GG at VB]

Grandparents are on the way and they would love to hold Teddy for 2 days.