Our Happy Baby

My beautiful baby is two months old today...

We continue to have many adventures in baby boot camp but I'm happy to report that most days are now easier than hard. Two days ago she had her two month check-up and first round of vaccinations which she took like a champ. While there, our pediatrician happened to mention a book that she thought would help us when Natalie does get really upset, called "The Happiest Baby on the Block" by Dr. Harvey Karp. We decided to go out that day and get it in the hopes of knowing better how to calm Natalie when she is crying hard. John read most of it that night and we immediately tried out some of the techniques that are laid out in the book and low and behold they worked! Natalie stopped crying within a minute. Most of the methods seem weird when you are doing them, but it all makes sense as you are basically simulating the womb which calms a baby like nothing else can.

We wished someone had mentioned this book sooner. I think it would have made things easier on us the first couple months after her birth. One things for sure, the next time I give a baby shower gift, it's going to include this book. In our opinion it's a must read for new parents.