So I find myself...realizing I seem to have some sort of post traumatic stress disorder from my 1st child's colic. Last night I was sitting on the loveseat with my 5 month old..when he started screaming.... I tried feeding him...Nope thats not it. I tried patting his back...okay thats not working. I tried bouncing him lightly while patting his butt in the cuddling position....OKAY thats not working either. Then I felt this wave come over me....I stood up.... Thoughts started popping into my head...NO Not this...is he going to stop screaming? ....Is he suddenly going to be a grouch like my oldest child was? ...NO NO NO...I start bouncing and patting him like CRAZY..PLEASE STOP. PLEASE. Nothing is working...so I pull him off and start playing patty cake. Quickly he settles down ....I felt the rush of relief.
Oh the memories of the first colicy child came back so quick. Nights of 1.5 hours of sleep...driving around at 1am because I am tired of hearing his screaming.
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