Crying Times

In this first week, we have found that there are definitely certain things that make Jillian cry with some ear-piercing screams, such as ...

HUNGER : The longest and loudest cries happen when Jillian is hungry, sometimes after waking up from a nap, and sometimes after a feeding when she didn't get enough. If she's really mad, she'll start doing what we call the "piggy snorts". And once she's mad, it takes a while for her to settle down enough to start feeding.

DIAPER CHANGE : Daddy has had the misfortune of being the bad guy and doing most of the diaper changes, which oftentimes sets Jillian off on a temper tantrum. This doesn't make changing easy when her arms and legs are flailing around. But, at least when the change is over, she usually is pretty happy about it.

GAS : This has been a tough one to figure out. Just when you think most of the gas has been burped out of her after a feeding, there's just a little more left that is causing her discomfort.