The Adventures of Little Griff

I am not going to sugar coat it, the last few days have been tough. Little Griff has been cranky when he has been awake, inconsolable in the mornings, evenings, and sometimes daytime. We were going crazy, trying to figure out what is going on with him. It could be gas, which he seems to have ample of, it could be something I am eating, it could be him fighting sleep, it could just be his temperament, it could be discomfort from a thrush infection (due to my taking antibiotics for mastitis), or it could be the medicine for thrush. It is hard not to feel like a horrible parent when your baby is screaming his little head off, especially since this is not how he was just a week ago. Well, we changed his thrush medicine from Nystatin to Gentian Violet, and I just put him down for the night. He fussed a little, wanting to feed extra, but it is 8:30pm, and he is fast asleep. Oh my gosh, I am feeling so happy! Happy that our little munchkin is no longer so unhappy and uncomfortable. We will see if it lasts, but I sure hope so. It definitely tears me apart when he is crying inconsolably. Darrell and I took little Griff on his first social outing to meet his new friend, Piper, born to Randy and Elise last week. Randy and Elise are the last of our baby party friends to have their baby. Piper was born a little early, 37.5 weeks, and you can see that Griff already dwarfs her. We had a nice, little lunch with Randy, Elise, Hal, and Tara. Griff slept the entire time.

I also had my first solo adventure with Griff. We went to the fabric store to pick up the quilt (which I will photograph and post later--it is gorgeous) and some buttons, do the laundry, and stop by the grocery store. Griff only cried three times, and I was able to console him. We almost made it home without incident, but right at the end, I couldn’t figure out how to fold up the stroller. I had about 6 people trying to figure it out and none of us could. Someone offered to put it in the back of their truck and drive it to the house, saving me from having to call Darrell to come get us. Even so, it was a success and has bolstered my confidence about taking Griff out with me.