First time...

This past week I did something for the first time that I never intentionally did for any of my other kids. I put Justin in the car and drove around so that he could fall asleep. I am guilty of driving home from somewhere (usually Mom & Dad's house) and continuing to drive around until the kids are asleep if I see that they are sleepy.

I drove him around that night because I put him in bed and he cried for a few minutes and then he must have fallen asleep because I did not hear anything else from him. About a half hour later the boys followed me outside so I could dead-head my flowers and the neighbor drove past in his vintage Trans Am. The boys are yelling, "Cool car!" "Burn the tires off!" and things like that. Which woke Justin up because our windows were open since the weather was picture-perfect. He then cried for a half hour in his crib. So I get him out and he continues to cry. I give him Tylenol and gas medicine as this is not like him. I just get him to stop crying after ten minutes when Bruce walks in. It starts all over again. After listening to him crying for five minutes, I told Bruce to give me his car keys as I was taking Justin for a drive. He, nor any of my other kids, every cried for a hour straight. It gave me new appreciation for my sister Susan and my colic niece.

The only thing I can figure out is that his belly hurt as he had several loose bowel movements over several days and that is not like him. I also suffered from gasterlogical issues for a few days, so I wondered if both of us had a virus of some type. I could feel my intestines cramping and it did hurt.