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I love this age.  Jillian is probably at my favorite age (so far).  So much new is going on.  They start communicating in about a thousand ways.  And their personalities really start to blossom.

The fact that Jillian is passing gas is nothing new.  I even wrote about it here.  What is new is that she now notices.  She stops what she is doing and giggles (or laughs or smiles or sort of snickers)  She almost always looks to Amber or I and we all laugh.  Usually she has a little laugh that is sort of a “ssss” sound.  I think she gets that from me (the laugh and the gas).  Maybe that’s why I find it so darn cute.

Jillian is really starting to get her own personality. She is also really ticklish. Lately we’ve been spending some quality time on the floor together. She giggles and coos and smiles and makes me feel great.

But it isn’t all fun. You may recall from this post that she is a gassy girl. Well lately I think it has just been too much for her. She should wear a sign that says “Contents Under Pressure”. She has been very upset lately and her tummy is all tight and tense. She has been burping, spitting up, farting and pooping a ton. Sometimes the food isn’t all digested at the end. You can tell she is really miserable. Between the two of us I think Amber and I spent about 3 hours awake with her last night alone while she cried and screamed. All you can do is bounce her, shoosh her (white noise) and sing to her. Sometimes she’ll suck a finger or a pacifier which seems to help, but sometimes she is too upset even for that. I hope this is short phase. It breaks my heart and makes us all really, really tired.