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Baby Zed is teething. I have done this a time or two before (like 4!), but he is, seriously, so very miserable! Baby Zed is the world’s happiest baby, he is always laughing and smiling his ‘light up your world’ smile at everyone, the one that starts in his eyes and quickly travels through the rest of his body. The one that stops strangers in the street to goo and giggle at him.

Today? That smile is absent. It has been replaces with red, teary eyes and swollen, bleeding gums. One toothy is peaking through and the other bottom middle is ripe to blossom. I finally got him tylenolled up and napping, I hope he is feeling a bit better when he gets up. Everyone in the house does!

(As I type, Girly (3.5) is giving me a pedicure. I have nail polish all over my feet!)

2 Responses to “Teething”
 

Now that’s the meaning of Mom. I just went through 3 molars coming in over March Break. The naturally bouncy boy with a smile that makes others smile. Turned into a non-stop temper trantrum.

However, I did somehow get him to understand what relieves the pain and he will go stand by the cabinet that holds the tylenol for him and sign pain.

Just make sure the bleeding areas don’t become infected and all will be good in a few days.

As for the nail polish. I found that lanolin based creams, not lotions help ease the scrubbing if it’s on first. less for the polish to dry onto.

wanaderer wrote on April 21st, 2009 at 11:07 pm

 

I’ve been pretty lucky when it comes to teething. My kids seemed to pop 4-5 at a time. It was not fun for the week leading up to it, but once they were out things got much better. I couldn’t imagine them cutting them one by one, the poor little things!

I hope baby Zed gets his chompers quickly!

Cara wrote on April 22nd, 2009 at 9:08 am

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