sad day

Yesterday Parker was super fussy. He wanted to eat every 30 minutes or so from morning until early afternoon. I'm pretty sure poor baby was gassy and had a tummy ache. I tried everything to calm him down. Tummy rub, bouncing, swaying, walking outside, swaddling, shushing... but Parker just wanted to nurse and be held all day.

Eventually it got to the point where we were both bawling. He was crying so hard that his face was turning red and he was making himself gag. It killed me to see him so upset. I finally gave him some gripe water which seemed to calm him down thankfully. He had only taken one 45 minute nap but by about 3pm he fell asleep in me for 2 hours. I didn't dare to move in fear he'd wake up and cry again.
After Matt got home from work, Parker seemed to be better. Later on, we gave him a warm bath which he loves. That totally calmed him down and soon after he was ready for bed.

The hardest part about days like yesterday is that I feel so helpless to making my little baby happy. I had tried everything I could think of without getting in the car and taking him on a drive. Some days it's really hard to stay at home with an infant. It's definitely not as easy as I had imagined. I wish I lived closer to my friends and family in Gilbert. Tucson can feel very isolating.