Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Gastrointestinal Pyrotechnics

Last night around 7 Sara Beth started to get a little fussy.  Generally at this time, she would be soundly asleep, but instead she squirmed.  By 8 the squirming baby had budded and bloomed into a fully upset baby.  She was crying.  So we decided to take her for a car ride.  Baby's like car rides, and maybe if the problem was gas, then the vibrations might make things feel better.  So we go to Lowes for more "ant food".  (Melissa, thanks for the tip on the Borax + sugar combo, but since my first attempt at feeding the ants was sugar based too, I was going to try a protein based food).  Of course, as we pull up to Lowes, I realize that instead of my wallet, I have Heather's cell phone in my pocket.  So we turn around and head back home.  Through this process, Sara Beth is not a happy camper.  I run in and get my wallet at the house, but when I get back to the car, Heather and I decide that it probably would be better if Heather was not stuck in the Lowes parking lot with a crying baby while I shop inside.  We get Sara Beth out, and I go back to Lowes.  I get my gourmet ant food, and come back home to find things are worse.  Instead of crying, Sara Beth is now screaming and turning red from the effort.  It's the first time she's done that, so we start to think that something is seriously wrong.  By now it is 9 o'clock and we are racking our brains trying to come up with solutions, when, suddenly from Sara Beth comes a noise that would make any teenage boy proud.  She passed gas in a very un-lady like manner and must have filled her diaper in 1 second flat.  She then went straight to sleep.  We cleaned her diaper and put her in her bassinet with the knowledge that SaraB's digestive process still has some kinks that need to be worked out.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am so enjoying the daily updates on Sara Beth. Peter, I believe you truly missed your calling. You should have been a writer. Your eloquent choice of words has me cracking up ...

Assi

Melissa said...

Okay, gassy baby, lay her on her tummy while you rock her on top of your arms in a cradle postion, then rub her belly slightly.....her head should lay on your arms...it works the gas out and is relaxing to them. her arms and legs will hang down....walk with her as you do this....let me know how it turns out.