Wails of Despair

Most days Munch follows a routine, but then along come days like this when his shrieks due to his perceived abandonment make me so frustrated.

Our morning routine consists of diaper change and feeding around 5. Then Mommy is allowed to put him down in his bouncy seat for coffee and breakfast. Then another feeding, medicine, some snuggling, and then he lies in his crib and watches his mobile while I shower and dress. Then its his turn to get cleaned up and dressed. By then he likes to eat again.

Today he woke up at 3. I fed him, changed him, and rocked him for over an hour. He was wide awake and trying to charm me with huge smiles. But I was tired so into his crib he went to watch his mobile. I got up 3 times to reswaddle the little Houdini and restart the mobile. Finally, his Dad got up and took him downstairs where he promptly fell asleep in his play pen. Fast forward to 6ish, when I get up. He is hungry so I make my breakfast and feed him while eating. I give him his medicine, which I think came back up with all his spitting up. It is now 9 am and he is eating again. He refuses to be put down so I can shower. All he does is wail. I tried him in the play pen, crib (swaddled and unswaddled), bouncy seat, car seat, and on me in the baby carrier -- all result in "mommy how could you do this to me" shrieks of despair.. It is so frustrating. I'd love to brush my teeth and put my contacts in. 3 hours of straight holding him. My arms are killing me. I can't even get him out of his pjs. Please let me have enough patience to survive the day.