Going Nuts....

OK... Kathryn won't stop crying unless you shove a boob in her mouth... and sometimes when she is being held. Deb and I are going nuts and I think Patrick and the cats are only a few steps behind. We've done everything to rocking her, changing her bum, playing with her, etc. She'll finally cry herself to sleep on your shoulder but as soon as you put her down, she starts howling again.

Currently, Deb is upstairs trying to get a little rest, Patrick is kinda napping, and I have Kathryn downstairs in the swing watching baby einstein while she howls. She's basically done this none stop since yesterday. We can't take much more of this. Time for tough love. I think Deb's going to stop feeding on demand (the idea is stoopid anyways). I guess she had to do this with Patrick too. Put him downstairs for a couple hours while he howled while she went upstairs to get some rest. Looks like Kathryn is following in the same footsteps.

OH!! She finally stopped howling!!! I'm not going down there though because as soon as she hears me, it'll start up again!

I've got a whole new respect for Deb since I missed this part with Patrick. I used to come home and Deb would be in tears yet Patrick would be all purrs and coo's so I didn't understand. Now that i'm going through it and am getting ultra frustrated (which takes a lot... ask pretty well any one who knows me). Deb's got it 10 times worse since she HAS to get up with her in the middle of the night for feedings and currently is the only one that can soothe her during the day. I do my best taking care of Patrick and help with Kathryn whenever I can but I just feel so damn inadequate! Deb is taking such a hit with this and all she wants is some sympathy which is all well and good but when she says sympathy (Which I TOTALLY HAVE FOR HER), I'm not sure if that's enough. I have a taste of what she's going through and am pulling my hair out. If that's not sympathy... i'm not sure what is. Of course I am just a guy and don't have quite the broad spectrum of emotions women do but i'm pretty sure what i'm feeling is not only sympathy... but empathy too.

Yeesh... i'm rambling. That's what Kathryn has me reduced to!!! A rambling idiot!

Anyways!!! I'm sure Kathryn will look back on this blog when she is older so let me state this for you sweetie.... Mommy, Daddy, Patrick and the Cats Love You (well maybe not the cats...), but right now.... You're Killing Us!!!!! Mommy already hopes that when you have kids they pull your nipples into spaghetti when they breast feed and Daddy hopes they only sleep in 45 min increments!!!!