today is proving to be a struggle

for whatever reason Jackson is having a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day. he is usually a smiling happy baby, but not today. he kept waking up and crying during the night last night, which also NEVER happens. so once he was awake this morning i thought everything was fine, until around 8:35 when i went to lay him down for his morning nap. he cried and cried a lot. by the time it was 9:15 i tried to go in and comfort him. i tried covering him up with a blanky, i tried singing to him. nothing worked. i left thinking maybe he will eventually fall asleep on his own. that didn't work out either, he just cried more when i left. he got so hysterical that i went back in and picked him up.  i noticed he had a stinky diaper so i changed him and cleaned him up. i thought he could then go to sleep, but as soon as i laid him down he was hysterical. so instead i let him get up for a few minutes with me. maybe if i could distract him and calm him down he would get tired. well after about 10 minutes of quiet snuggling time on the couch he just fell asleep in my arms. i went and laid him in his crib and he took a nice nap. then when he woke up i fed him and played with him, but he was still fussing a lot more than normal. if i set him down on the floor he would cry, if i gave him toys he cried, if i picked him up he still cried. he was more quiet when i would hold him and walk around...but he is a heavy baby...and my arms get tired...so i can only do that for so long. he is finally asleep for his afternoon nap, and i am praying things get better. i don't really know what to do for him. i don't know if his teeth are just bothering him way bad, or if he's growing, or simply that he's so tired he doesn't want to do anything. just pray i don't lose my entire sanity before Danny gets home from work. sigh