sweet, sweet bino

D. is 6 weeks old yesterday. He seems to be struggling some, having these fits of inconsolable crying, especially at night. We've discovered that music (he likes Bach and Vivaldi, especially) helps some... 2 nights ago P. danced around the dining room holding D. up near the stereo speakers, and D. quieted. His eyes opened wide, his head tilted towards the music, he was happy. We're making time for music and dancing more often during the day now. But music and dancing and bouncing won't always work. Last night Bino kept crying and crying and crying and crying until we were at wit's end. It's exhausting. During the night and into the early morning, he's really congested. His nose is stuffy and he makes all sorts of snorting and squeaking noises when he tries to nurse. Poor thing. I wish we could do something for him.

We've been having a lot of sweet moments, too, though, and D. is actually awake for more of them. It's lovely watching him take in things going on around him-- like the music I mentioned earlier. Friday night we went out together and found live music playing down by the harbor. We went back on Saturday for this maritime festival. I carried D. around in a sling, and he slept much of the time and was content for most of the rest. He seemed to respond to the music then, too, but a few times he was interested in taking a peak at the world outside the sling, too.