He’s Cute, Even When He Cries October 6, 2008
Posted by Emily in : Daily Life, Family, Little Man Dallin, Princess Hannah , trackbackYou know it’s not good when your child’s pediatrician tells you every once in a while she sees a case of colic as severe as your baby’s. It makes you wonder what you did to deserve to be in the small minority of mothers (and fathers) that get to listen to an ear curling scream much more often than other parents.
I recently read “The Secret’s of the Baby Whisperer” (Thanks for the recommendation Lindsay!) and I really wish the author would come to my house and work with my kid. I really think something more is going on with him, and after several suggestions, I plan to take him to a chiropractor. If you have any recommendations for a good baby chiropractor in the Utah County area, let me know.
Dallin seems to have turned a very small corner. Instead of screaming the entire time he is awake, he screams half the time. The other half is spent smiling, and cooing. We are IN LOVE with his smile, and his cute talk. We have high hopes that during his fourth month he will make significant progress, and feel better. I’m DYING to start him on the Sleep Lady program (we started Hannah at four months and if sleeping was an Olympic sport for toddlers, she would take gold) but I know I can’t until he works through his medical issues. For now, we have created sleep crutches (we hold him, rock him, and I even nurse him to sleep) that will need to be undone when we start the sleep training process. But tonight I’m not going to worry about it because we are coping. We are trying to survive and keep a positive attitude all while having our baby scream in our ears.
He is such a handsome little guy. Even when he cries.
Look at those adorable eyes. I just want to kiss that crying face, even if it just makes him more mad. 
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Hey Emily…
I have a great chiropractor in West Jordan that has helped both my kids…especially my son when he was having major reflux problems and holding/bouncing were the only things that would help, etc. If you don’t find one closer..let me know!
He is cute! Have you heard anything about taking him to a chiropractor? Our friend’s son was the same way- cry-cry-cry and they took him in and it was like magic!
Hey Emily,
I’m not sure if you remember me. I’m Kim Claybugh, Cami’s sister. Cami was over tonight and showing me your blog, because she knows I can relate. My last baby cried for 9 months!! We did all the same things…bouncing on the exercise ball, special dances, hours and hours in the snugli, even the chiropractor! (By the way, my good friends husband has a chiropractic office on about 400 north and State in Orem. He is wonderful and works on babies for FREE!! He is a father of 5 so he knows his baby stuff. His number is 435-4555. His name is Ben Higbee) You do need to know that the chiropractor is a band aide fix. It may help for a couple of days, but not much longer (at least for me). I took my baby once or twice a week for a month or so. Also, have you tried a maya wrap? I called it the hippy wrap because is the big piece of material that straps over one shoulder and under the other arm (I picture hippies wearing it). It’s a great way to have your baby sleep as if he’s being held, but you are hands free. I took my baby shopping in it when she was about 3 months and it was the first time I felt like a real person. I keep saying we need to start a support group for moms with super colic babies!
Anyway, I think I’ve maxed my comment length. I have a few more tricks and I have a maya wrap that I would love to lend you so you don’t have to buy one (I’m up in Cedar Hills). Please contact me if you’re interested. I feel your pain, Girl! Hang in there. I know it’s life shaking and you may never be the same:)