Damon told me today he gets sad when he visits the blog and doesn’t see anything new. Then he told me I was falling down on the job. I told him I was busy keeping the family alive- feeding them and doing laundry. He should be happy just for those things, not blog posts. Goodness, he lives with me. He knows what’s going on, and yet he wants to read my re-hash of things?

Ok, I kid. I am a bit behind and truthfully, I have had some time when I could have updated, but I just didn’t. Mainly because rehashing our lives into blog posts would be the same thing over and over- I’m tired, Tebow isn’t sleeping well, Fuller is awesome, Tebow is screaming, Damon is busy, Tebow is still screaming.

The tired Mommy and Tebow not sleeping well has been pretty much at the top of the list. If you follow me on twitter or see my status updates on facebook, you would know all of that because I can’t stop complaining about it in 140 characters or less. And in response, my twitter and facebook friends have similar responses, “Have you read The Happiest Baby on the Block?” It started with my sister recommending it and it just snowballed from there. Everyone wanted me to read this book.

I finally took the suggestion and yesterday I picked up the book and DVD. The DVD is an excellent resource, helpful when you can’t put down the crying baby to read a book. Also, parenting advice in DVD form is preferred when you have a husband who won’t read a parenting book.

I watched the DVD yesterday. After putting some of the techniques to use, I had a calm baby who was sleeping pretty well. Then I was able to read some of the segments of the book, which gave more information about what could be Tebow’s screaming triggers. I recommend both the book and the DVD, because the DVD allowed me to see exactly how to master the techniques, something I’m not sure I would have gotten if I had just read the book.

What I found most interesting about the Happiest Baby on the Block is it really brought to light just how much we have forgotten since having Fuller as a newborn. And it showed us just how much we figured out on our own with Fuller, because I can recall things we did that are basically the same things as the 5 Ss.

While I have seen a calmer baby since using these techniques, I know we still have a while to go until we figure things are evened out. I know I’ll probably still complain on twitter about lack of sleep and some fussy periods, but I don’t think I’ll feel as desperate or out of control.

How can you feel desperate when you see this face?

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