Thursday, August 16, 2007

The Reason

For the last week or so, Clark has been so difficult. never wants to be set down, won't go to sleep on his own, cries out when he eats. . . I thought, if I can't handle this, how am I supposed to get through teething.

Then as I was giving him a drink out of his little homemade cup (which I am very proud of) I heard a scraping-clinking sound that seemed out of place. Upon further investigation, I discovered two tiny teeth emerging from his bottom gums.

Unfortunately, his mouth is shaped in such a way that you can't ever see the teeth, only feel them. He sticks his little tongue right over the top of them when I try to take a peek.

I am SO glad that there is a reason for his orneriness, and now we are both happy because I know that I can give him medicine and I'm not just selfishly doping him.

6 comments:

Heather E. said...

Woah. Teeth? Jan, that's big! Good luck with that. Haven's not in any hurry, but she's being a snot anyway. I really want to see this homemade cup.

hosander said...

Congratulations! When does he start getting French Fries?

Thaddeus said...

Has the boy eaten anything solider than jell-o yet?

Jan said...

what kind of mother would feed her baby jell-o? Same one that fills their bottles with Coke?

He eats the following:
Rice cereal
Oatmeal
Sweet potatoes
pears
applesauce
some juice with water in it.

Emily said...

Good luck with the teething phase. It can be rough sometimes. Anytime I try to take a peek at Lizzy's teeth, she just bites my finger - REALLY HARD! She even drew blood the last time! She's going through a phase where she thinks she's a dog....hmm ....maybe that's the reason for the biting! Anyway...Good luck!

Dani said...

Teeth huh? Who needs teeth anyway? :) We miss you guys.