Debbie's development

Let me digress a little. When Deb was just six weeks old I gave her the first sharp slap on her sweet little thigh,  then when she cried I cried with her and hugged her until we both settled down. How could i have done such a  thing to my precious little darling. Well, let me explain, (just remember I had never been a mommy before), for several days before this for some unknown reason, at  4:30, she would start to cry, and this would continue non-stop, until 6:00. Nothing I did seemed to work and I became more and more frustrated and confused, until my patience snapped and she received a sharp slap. The strange thing is -- She did not do it gain!!! It was about this time that I decided to change her formula and went to a more well-known brand. I have wondered if she was having colic attacks all those days. Let me assure you I NEVER again impulsively slapped her -- well not until she was old enough to know she was being spanked because she was doing something naughty.