Archive for October 7th, 2009

I saw a book about deducing what your little babe was crying about just after my son was born in 2008. I found a youtube video that talked about it too. Here is the video link:  What Baby Cries Mean

After a few months I was pretty good at determining what to do in any situation based on the intensity and starting sound of the cry because of this video’s suggestions, but normally these things are happening at 1, 2, or 4 o’clock in the morning when I’m admittedly, not at my best mentally.

So I just found a little gadget at Think Geek called the Why Cry Baby Analyzer.

Using this chart:

Pretty interesting concept, but I can’t see spending 100 bucks just to know what my kid is crying about. At the early ages there are pretty much only four potential reasons (basic, I know) why a young babe would be wailing.

Hungry, Tired, Poop or Annoyed.

I learned to check the neck for any tags or annoying little things poking the skin, then smell the ass, then determine if it’s nap time or if teet squirts are needed.

Yes, I just called breast milk “teet squirts.” I’m copyrighting that for a line of clothing made for moms that is pre-dirtied with yellow and white stains in the breasticular area. If you steal my idea, I will crush you greco-roman wrastlin’ style.