Rapid Cycling
Whoever came to my house yesterday and switched out Wren's personality with that of some coke-head temper-filled frustra-baby, please please please let me trade back.
Lazlo suspects teething is the culprit. Sarah suggests either an ear infection or a wicked growth spurt. I'm sticking to my original hypothesis of a Changeling baby. Occam's Razor, folks.
Whatever the problem, the result is alternating frantic periods of yelly activity followed closely by decents into screaming, floor-stomping tantrums. Right now she's puddled under the desk screaming herself hoarse and resisting any efforts to comfort or entertain her.
Children's tylenol shows no discernable effect (which is wierd because it usually knocks her flat out) and if she doesn't cylce back to happy-fun-time Wren I'm going to be in the market for a tranq. gun.
A moment of eerie calm. She seems mesmerized by the Tejano music pumping out of our neighbor's car. It's the eye. We all (by all I mean everyone from Beaumont) know that the eye wall is the worst part of the storm.
Lazlo took the car to work this morning and our house feels very small. He'll be home for lunch soon, and then Wren will fall asleep on the drive back to Fuller, and (please God) she'll wake up on the right side of the carseat.
It's days like these that make me think community living with be great for us, and maybe not so great for the rest of our prospective community. At least Arkay has some sound foam for his walls. Maybe he'll share the love.
have you tried haldol? valproate? risperdal (we keep a stash in the junk drawer for emergencies)? i hear there are some new anti-seizure meds that are doing good things.
Yeah, if you use Dilantin sparingly (too often and her body will become dependant), they have 50mg chewables. If you get a good line on tranq-guns, let me know. It would be more fun than a cattle-prod, and also help me get to sleep if I've had too much coffee.
OZZY RULEZZ11!!!!!!!11111!!!!!!
OZZY RULESZZS!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111!!!!!!!!
In our family, we recommend Issa Bagayogo's album Sya. He's from Mali, and the album is on Six Degrees Records. It's thumping and strangely soothing at the same time. A lot like a really good rainstorm.
There are also these little homeopathic pills that we bought at Walgreens that are called Hyland's Teething Tablets. I don't really believe in homeopathy, but I know that they once made one of my headaches go away.
And here is my last piece of tantrum advice, from my favorite kid's mental health speaker. Sometimes a kid just has to cry it all out. This doesn't have to be in the grocery store or other public venue, but if you let a child just cry it all out from time to time, without trying to jolly them out of it, it is sanity saving for little people who can't really practice Rosenberg's non-violent communication techniques.
Best of luck with the non-parental housemates.
i have some vicodin left over from my oral surgery. your more than welcome to give it to wren for the teething. and if it isn't teething, Wren will feel so good that what ever is pissing her off wont really matter any more.
ahhh the miracles of the pharmaceutical companies....