Margo à la Maude

We've mentioned the grunting quite a bit, and I've been trying to figure out a way to describe what it sounds like. I hope that this visual representation will help.

There was another thing: I mentioned that last night, Margo was inconsolable for a good part of the evening. Not inconsolable, but the different tactics that we tried would work for 2-5 minutes, and then the crying would come back. I thought that I would open the floor up to all the mothers and fathers and uncles and aunts, et al, to get any tips and tricks that we could use. Honestly, I think that we've had it pretty easy all things considered, but I can't help but feel useless when I've gone through the calming repertoire and the screams continue. I know it happens, but there might be that one secret trick that fits Margo.

We'd love to hear from you if you got something.

So far, we try:

1. bouncing
2. rocking
3. walking up and down the stairs (man, am I out of shape)
4. swaddling
5. unswaddling
6. holding her hands just tight enough to avoid her hitting herself in the head with them (it's going to break my heart when I explain to her that ballet needs a certain amount of, um... "coordination")
7. doing a sound similar to chanting "Om." The sonic resonance seems to calm her (thanks for the term, E!)
8. breastfeeding
9. checking her diaper
   
10. chirping like a monkey. Believe it or not, it often quiets her down, though, the crying is often replaced with a look of "What? What just happened here? Did Beardie just make a monkey sound? That... well that just didn't, well it's just that it doesn't seem an appropriate... He made a monkey sound! Come on, man!"
11. walking her in the stroller

So, 11 things that we do. If each quiets her down for five minutes, that's still less than an hour. What'chya got for us?

- Michel

p.s. whiskey-soaked rags and morphine drips will not be considered

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