Mommy Needed Help!!!!!

The Thursday before we were going to take our first trip as a family, I was having a very tough time. Lacey had been held so much by all the family, whom I appreciate their love and desire to hold her. However, she then wanted Mommy to hold her all the time once everybody left. I was pretty stressed knowing we had a trip and I had to pack myself and Lacey for the first time. Thursday afternoon came and I had pretty much held Lacey for 36 hours except maybe 5 hours, which is what her little naps/nights added up too. For a while I blamed it on her tummy. I would console her, bounce her, give mylicon, ride her in car, feed her when I sensed it was time, and nothing gave her a long period of contentment. I was so sad, this is not how my baby had been acting....is something wrong? is it colic? what can I do? will she be like this forever? Wednesday night I had been an emotional wreck, knowing on Thursday I would be by myself for 15 hrs while Garrett was teaching and coaching. How am I gonna be ready to leave at noon on Friday??? Will I get any sleep so I can function?? Does he understand what I am going through and feeling??? Guess you can call it a pity party, but it was such reality!! So Thursday I tried the bouncy seat and she screamed and screamed, I picked her up and she was asleep in my arms in 3 mins, she was so exhausted. So I called a couple mommy friends. I had read the book BabyWise, but had talked myself into the fact that it was too early to let this little baby "cry it out". Well after picking up the book again and talking to these friends I decided I would let her. I told myself if after 15 mins she was still crying I would check on her. Over the next 2 hours, which was in between feedings, she cried off and on, but it was never for a straight 15 mins. Then I fed her and gave her the "waketime" BabyWise speaks of afterwards and swaddled her. Normally we swaddle her body only, but my mommy friend Kelley said "Leah try to swaddle her arms in", SO I DID!!!! AND SHE SLEPT 3 hours for the first time in 2 days only crying about 10 mins when I laid her down drowsy. Then that night she slept 5 1/2 hours where she hadn't been sleeping a complete 3 hour straight. I was feeling so much better, Praising God for those mommies and that book that gave me the wisdom about what I could do for my tired fussy baby. Friday morning, I fed her at 6:30, she took a morning nap til 9 while I got a shower!!! I was packed and ready for Garrett when he walked in the door!! I was so excited it was such a wonderful feeling to conquer a tough time, remembering God had helped me through it and given me my reward : ) . I was refreshed and ready for our first family trip!!!