Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Ode to Colic

You're sleep deprivation in it's purest form.
You are louder than a thunderstorm.

You're the reason we can't leave the house.
You're the baby vomit on my just washed blouse.


You're a screaming alarm in the late afternoon,
You're more annoying than the mosquitos in June.

You're a shaky hand, dispensing mylicon drops.
You're an anxious mother, dreamin' of Wife Swaps.

You're the 13th repetition of an annoying lullaby.
You're the reason I randomly start to cry.

You're a promise of "three months and you'll be fine"
You're the reason why babysitters resign.

You're the earplugs we won't admit to.
You're a martini and prozac, I'll take two!

You're the need for a bouncy chair, a pacifier, a moby, and swing.
You're the winning argument for children after wedding bells ring.


You're a mystery to mothers,
you're a myth to all others.


You're colic.

5 comments:

  1. hahahaha omg hilarious but kind of sad at the same time :( im so sorry hunny i know it must be bad!!! (and yet that is lack of a better word) ,But just like your poem said "3 months and you'll be fine" . Lets hope thats actually true and not another one of the millionth wives tales! i love you V!
    ps i loved the part of the martini and prozac! :)

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  2. i think the "three months and you'll be fine" is just like "breastfeed and you'll lose your baby weight"... a lie...but we'll see. Good luck with the interview!

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  3. Vanya,

    My sympathies. I went through this with my second. My mother kept saying "You'll see. He'll be your sweeter child." I replied, through tears by the way, that she was just saying that so I didn't kill him.
    He is pretty sweet, by the way.

    Hang in there. Come visit the store this weekend.

    Eileen

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  4. @Eileen hah! you're so funny...by the way, did it really end at 3 months? I'm hoping it's true but the book also had a footnote that said it wasn't true for preterm babies...such a letdown! I'm trying to focus on keeping a sense of humor because it really is just too much at times. I keep trying to make it to the store early on Saturdays, but Max is no help. This week will be the week I hope. :)

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  5. I'm afraid it was closer to four months for my guy. But at three months I just starting pretending that it was over. I was in complete denial.
    You'll get through it, but it is awful, no doubt about it.

    I'd love to see you, but I do know how hard it is to get out. It WILL get better. That I am sure of.

    Take care.

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