Tantrum!

Well, it arrived. Evi had her first full-blown tantrum today. She had a rough night last night: restless, fussy, and hungry. We took her to church today and she fell asleep in the stroller on the way over, and then she slept right through Mass. It was probably the longest span she had slept for the past 12 hours. We took her to the Botanic Garden and she was pretty happy, but after we got home, she got more and more fussy. We fed her when we thought she was hungry. But she's basically been pretty inconsolable (for her) for the whole evening. Katie and I can team up and make her smile and stop crying for several minutes, but unless she's being totally consumed by entertainment, she starts crying again. We got her to fall asleep for about a half-hour, but she woke up and started crying again.

There are several likely (and less likely) reasons for this: 1) she's finally cutting a tooth--she's been drooling like a rabid dog for weeks, 2) she's got a little hay fever or something--she's just a bit stuffy and the weather warmed up significantly the last few days (like Saturday was almost 70 degrees and toady was in the low 60s), 3) she's confused by Daylight Savings Time, 4) she's decided to stop spoiling us, stop acting like such an angel, and start acting like a real baby for awhile, 5) she's preparing for an audition in which she plays a baby stricken by unrequited love for a teething toy, 6) she has gas...painful gas, 7) she's mad that we won't let her eat cereal and that we keep feeding her this nasty formula again and again and again and...well, you get the idea--and she's NOT GONNA TAKE IT LYING DOWN. But, then again, she has to, because she hasn't learned how to sit up by herself yet.

In any case, we are hoping this is just something that will blow over. But if it's teething, it might take awhile. Good thing we stocked up on bibs, burp cloths, and lots of chewy teething toys (that can be chilled to help numb her gums). We'll keep you posted on the culprit.