entreat - big hugs! With ds I had read all the books and i was constantly expecting him to fit into what the books said - e.g feed, play, sleep..., show tired signs etc... and the thing is he DID end up doing and showing all of these things, but not at this age! At this age they really ARE unpredictable and hard to understand a lot of the time, and yes you will have to 'wrangle the baby', but he will also start to make A LOT MORE SENSE as he gets bigger and older. You are doing a fine job. Zach is crying heaps more atm too... mostly his digestion pains him i'm pretty sure. dont feel like you shouldn't ask for help... do you have a mchn?

feu - oh TOTALLY with you on that one - dh is back to work TOMORROW and i am shaking in my boots!! :-/