1001 Diapers and other stories

Here we are...almost 3 weeks old and it feels like he has been with us for ages.
Our Finley Fynn...I lovingly call him "Mister Finley" since he has those bright smart eyes that makes you feel like you are talking to a grown-up and to someone you want to appreciate and give respect to. Ahh my smart handsome Boy :)


It was quite challenging at the very beginning of our journey as new parents since neither us nor he knew what was going on. So many things were new and still to learn and to adjust to. 
We didn't speak his language nor does he speak ours (yet). The only way for our boy to communicate to us is through "crying". 
Now you would say "Of course, he is a baby." and you would think that this would be clear from the start. But no one has prepared one for the excrutiating pain you feel as a parent when your child cries until his face turns bright red and nothing you try seem to help ease his desperation. Hearing the cry of someone else's baby is certainly not as painful as hearing the helpless cry of your own child.
There were a few times where I started crying myself not because I was desperate and dying for sleep (though I have to admit I was lacking sleep and looked like a zombie with big dark circles under my eyes).
No, I was crying because I felt like I was failing my little Boy. 
First he had jaundice and bilirubin (which thankfully has come down) and I was feeling as if it was my fault and my mothersmilk was rather harming him than helping him. We were trying everything and still he would cry with this high pitch cry that sounded like he was dying which broke my heart as his mother.
Thankfully, after endless sleepless nights and killing a good number of diapers (including peeing and pooping on Mommy especially the "shart" incident where he farted while changing and decided to accompany it with a straight shot of liquid poop on Mommy's shirt) he has become more content and we are starting to build an understanding of which cry means what. From "I am hungry" to "I peed on myself" I'm starting to figure it out quite well.
Also we have found out that he suffers a little bit of colic which makes him gasy REAL bad and gives him hiccups. "Gripe Water" works like a miracle for him.
I'm amazed of how a little being like a baby can fart as loud and strong as if someone is starting a raise car engine right next to you and burps just as hard and loud like a grown man haha LOL...just cute :)
We'll see what other adventures are awating us in our new life with "Mister Finley" ;)