New concept

Last night I came to realize something. Ben and Thomas don't usually cry, really. They don't have to. We are well connected with them so that when they have any needs, we automatically have a fairly accurate guess as to what to do to remedy the situation. There are temper tantrums. There is some crying, but until last night I think we have had it really easy. Then there was last night. Thomas screamed in my arms for 30 minutes non stop. This is a new first for me. The boys have cried for that long before, but this was different. There was nothing I could do to ease the tears. He is getting teeth so I tried teething rings. I gave him tylenol. I turned the humidifier on. I misted saline in his nose. I tried to suction, but nothing came out. I offered to nurse, and I offered the pacifier. I wrapped him up in a swaddle hold and patted him. I had peaceful music playing. I held him face out in the "colic" position. None of these things worked. I thought about my diet that day. No caffeine. No medicines. No gassy vegetables.....but I did have a greasy panini sandwich. Maybe he had gas? I gave him mylicon drops. I have never used these before with either baby. I gave them a try. This happened to be the last thing I tried before going back to the blanket swaddling again, and this time it worked. Who knows what the root of the problem really was. Did the gas drops work? Did the tylenol finally kick in? Did the crying finally wear him out? Did I figure out the right spot to hold him in? Did I finally set the right lighting and sound qualities to match his mood? Who knows. He was asleep. I propped him up in a fortress of bed pillows and crawled in bed next to him. At 3:00, when he was up again, it was his daddy's turn. I didn't see or hear from him again til 7:00. Go daddy.