My Daughter Grace is 4 months old. She has celebrated her first
Christmas. Survived her First New Years Eve. She has battled her first
cold. Demonstrated magnificent feats of growth and development. And is
now believed by many experienced onlookers to be teething.
Teething? Nonsense say I. She's just a baby. Teeth are for big kids.
Teeth are for carnivores. Her still needs her bah-bah la-la nah nah
goo-goo to eat her yummy-nummy nummy-numms! (know what I mean?) She's
still just a big ol' bundle of cooing, giggling, snuggling joy. She's
not ready for teeth yet. Or maybe it's just me who's not ready...
My wife and I went to the movies recently to celebrate our 11 year
wedding anniversary. About an hour into the film we both realized we
were missing our baby to the point of distraction. We toughed it out
and finished the film but it wasn't easy. That's when it hit me, it's
the missing the baby that's the hard part. It's the saying goodbye to
baby that makes parenting so difficult. And teething is the first step
in the BIG GOODBYE.
Here are some signs that may indicate your baby is teething.
1. Drooling
2. Chin or Face rash
3. A little cough
4. Biting
5. Pain
6. Irritability
7. Refusal to Feed
8. Diarrhea
9. Low-Grade Fever
10. Difficulty Sleeping
It may take up to 3 months for the actual first tooth to appear but
once one or more of these symptoms appear there's nothing left to do
except cool their gums and bear it.
So there you have it. Today it's sore gums tomorrow it's training bras
and prom night. My advice is hug your kid often and take lots of video.
Good Luck
Ted Lyde
Father Of Grace
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