Luckily we most probably found out the reason for Wout's excessive crying: he is allergic to cow's milk. Since 1,5 weeks he gets special formula and he is much better now, although sleeping is still an issue. He hardly sleeps during the day and at night he still wakes a few times... Anyhow the survival days are over, it is more manageable now, especially because my parents have been here for 2 weeks and my mom will stay another week!
These funny wooden letters are from Tariri, an Italian company. You will find here more information
Optimist
- modern designs, cool stuff, beautiful items and handy gadgets for babies and young kids by a Dutch mom who was living in Toronto, Canada and is now living in Germany.
hi!
happy mother's day :)
Posted by: mod*mom | May 14, 2008 at 06:33 AM
wishing desperately to sleep when the baby slept yet not wanting to deprive my son of alone time with me.
Posted by: Sanjay | April 25, 2008 at 01:24 PM
These are all nice every cartoon picture Anyhow the survival days are over.
Posted by: Sanjay | April 17, 2008 at 03:07 PM
hi! just dropping by to see what you're up to.
lucky you're an optimist during the tough days of crying. mom's drinking cow milk is the #1 cause of colic + in breastfed babies too :)
happy spring!
Posted by: mod*mom | March 31, 2008 at 05:43 AM
Hi, I just found your blog via Bloesem Kids. I just wanted to say, "Hang in there. It does get better, much better, and not too far off." It feels like just yesterday I was in your shoes, juggling the seemingly incessant needs of my newborn daughter and my active 2 year-old son. I remember EVERYTHING being so hard those first few weeks, especially because she needed to nurse so often. I would spend many sleepless nights with my newborn and greet my son with bleary eyes in the morning, wishing desperately to sleep when the baby slept yet not wanting to deprive my son of alone time with me. i, too, had my mom helping the first few weeks and i was so scared when she left that I wouldn't be able to handle things. But, of course, I did and the kids and I have now settled into a rhythm. You will too. And as your newborn son (who by the way is absolutely adorable in his beautiful outfits!) gets more alert and active, he will interact with your older son and life will quite literally be beautiful as they revel in each other's company. You will still have some hard times with the juggling, but gradually you learn techniques and you get better at the whole thing. A lot of it has to do with confidence and time gives you just that.
Posted by: r8ermom | March 11, 2008 at 07:47 AM
Wow, you're a Typepad featured blog. I'm glad I found you.
My son, who is almost five, is also allergic to dairy. Also to eggs and all nuts.
It's great when you first figure it out. And then what it means slowly sinks in. You'll be happy to know that almost all kids outgrow dairy allergies!
Posted by: All Adither | February 28, 2008 at 10:17 PM