When Andy was born I was the happiest woman on Earth. When I saw his beautiful face and his tiny body I cried, I will never forget that moment. We stayed in the hospital for three days. That first night back from the hospital Andy didn't do anything but cry all night long. I did not know what to do, this was my first child, and I didn't know how to calm him down. I called the Doctor and he explained to me that this was the normal behavior for a first born child, and he just needed to adjust to the new environment. I would give Andy his milk, change his diaper, hold him, sing to him, but nothing would stop Andy's crying. We didn't much sleep. That week my husband had to work so I had to deal with Andy by myself, which was frustrating. Finally after about a week Andy gave up some. His dad couldn't even get close to him because he would start crying again, because Andy couldn't be held or fed by anyone but me. I had to spend every minute of the day with him to the point that I had to......
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