Thalia: weeks 3 & 4

Man, I can’t believe how fast time flies. Thalia is approaching a month old!

These last two weeks have been mostly about routine - feedings every 3 hours, followed by colic. We’ve tried out a few different things: new burping techniques, sleep “wedges” to aid digestion, special bottles designed to reduce gas - somewhere along the line, I think we found something that’s helping. The past few days have been easier than last weekend for sure.

I went out without Thalia and Joanna for the first time last night - went to see Transformers: the Movie. While I had a good time, I couldn’t stop thinking about my baby and wife sitting at home without me. It really is true - there’s no place like home.

As I was heading back from the film, an old Bob Dylan song came on the radio. I was struck by it’s lyrics:

And if I pass this way again, you can rest assured
I’ll always do my best for her, on that I give my word
In a world of steel-eyed death, and men who are fighting to be warm.
“Come in,” she said,
“I’ll give you shelter from the storm.”

It may not have been Dylan’s intention to elicit a feeling of calm in a new father’s heart with his prose, but that’s what it did for me. My daughter is shelter from the storm outside - all the stresses of modern life lifted from my shoulders with one coo, one smile, one fluttering of eyes.

What a way to live, fatherhood.

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One Response to “Thalia: weeks 3 & 4”

  1. Kathy
    11/18/07

    Colic remedy. I know this is going to sound crazy but it works. Dice up some onion. Boil it until pieces are clear. Let cool. Give a couple of teaspoons of the broth to baby.
    Reason it works is onion is actually a member of the opiate family. Natural nerve calmer. It can also be used when the teething starts. Just peel off a piece of one layer. Tap with a knife to break the skin and get the juices flowing on the surface. Rub the juicy piece on the gums. Numbs the pain. No side effects beyond bad breath. It really does work. My sister and I cut our teeth on onion, and my kids cut theirs on it.

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