Baby Lexicon

I cry.  It means I am not happy.  That is all.

So it seems like in all the commercials, movies and books mothers develop "an ear" for their baby's cry.

"oh that's his hungry cry" the stepford-esque, perfectly dressed and manicured mother will tout as soon as the baby starts to whimper.

I call bull dookie.

When E cries it sounds like she is crying,  Often times I may be able to deduce the issue based on clues such as time of day, yawning, a foul odor eminating from her diaper, but a difference in her cries?  bull.

So here I present to you the lexicon of baby E.L.M.:
hungry: whaaaa, whaaaaa, whaaaaa
tired: whaaaa, whaaaaa, whaaaaa
wet/dirty:whaaaa, whaaaaa, whaaaaa
has a gas bubble:whaaaa, whaaaaa, whaaaaa
is too hot or cold: whaaaa, whaaaaa, whaaaaa
wants attention: whaaaa, whaaaaa, whaaaaa
is done playing with that toy: whaaaa, whaaaaa, whaaaaa

Now here is a slightly more useful one
hungry: repeatedly spits out binky, sucks frantically on hand, latches onto offered boobie
tired: yawns, falls asleep
wet/dirty: smells, squishes, ocassionally leaks
has a gas bubble: drools incessantly
is too hot or cold: shivers or sweats
wants attention: looks around/stares at adult who is not lavishing attention properly
is done playing with that toy: looks away

so yeah...when she just cries and doesn't give me a physical clue...I have no idea...poor kid.  Your mom is hard of hearing, and calling bull dookie on you having different cries.  And she can't wait for you to learn baby sign so that there won't be any sort of guessing game, or at least a  more common lexicon.