Something Weird Has Happened

I almost hesitate to write about this.  Something very strange has happened in our house.  Adam and I are still in disbelief.  We don't know what happened, but just like the flip of a switch, Vince decided it was time to be happy.  The day I went back to work, things started to change.  Prior to that, he was good, but he still woke up through the night, did plenty of fussing, and required maximum attention at all times.  I also think that we all became so immune to the crying that it didn't bother us anymore.  These days, he smiles, lays on the floor alone, sleeps all night, and interacts with everyone more.  He even falls asleep on car rides.  Previously, we'd dread car rides (of any length) because Vin would scream the entire ride.  He cries now for usual baby things, instead of crying just because.

I don't have anything to attribute this change to.  Maybe it was getting him to a new environment with Patty that made the change.  Maybe it was that I bumped him up to six ounce bottles.  Maybe it was having him baptized and washing the fussiness right out of him.  Maybe I just got tough and refused to wake up through the night to feed him.  I'm really starting to think that it was colic combined with reflux.  People have told me that children with colic sometimes just snap out of it one day and become happy babies.

In any case, the change has been quite welcomed!  I am so grateful that he's good at Patty's house.  It's nice to be able to go places and do things around home without the stress of a fussy little boy.  We knew it would get better.  I would've never guessed it'd take three months.  We love the little guy to pieces.  He brings smiles to our faces and fullness to our hearts!