Why so Cranky Today Little Monkey?

Parker was a little cranky yesterday. He really did not have much interest in playing except for dancing with his mommy and watching his friends dangle from above his head. I have read that babies begin teethinig at around four months of age, although their first tooth is not usually visiable until six month. This may be one of the reasons for his irratability. Parker has also been growing quite a bit lately, that may be a reason. However, I think that may not be it since babies are usually cranky during the day because they have not been sleeping at night since they feed more often during a growth spurt. Parker has been sleeping uninterrupted at night except for a couple feeds around 1:00am and 6:30am. Lastly, Parker has quite the diaper rash. I feel this may be the main culprit for his change in attitude lately. There is a specialist coming to look at his rash today.

Parker has been accustomed to having his mommy give him his bath each night before he goes to bed. Yesterday he was in for a treat as daddy decided to take a crack at it. Well, I figured that bath time was definately suppose to be relaxing so I decided that it was more about sitting back and chillin' out than cleaning. So Parker got to have a very different bath experience. He may be a little less clean today but at least his day ended with a little less stress. I am sure mommy will make sure that Parker is squeeky clean tonight.

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I am not sure if it happened over night but I have noticed I am a different person since having Parker. I used to be very laid back, not extremely vocal about anything, and if something bothered me I would just try and let it pass. That has definately changed for me when Parker came into my life. Trust me, when I feel something is not right that involves my son, you better be prepared to get an ear full from me. There is nothing I would not do for Parker, and with his current condition there is a lot to be done and I promise to do it.