Why is it that every time a baby gets a runny nose, gets fussy, drools, chews on his toothbrush/a pen/his fingers, or cries we all decide that he must be teething? Possibly because it's true. Josh has been sick many times since September and I can't help but wonder how many of the illness were teething. What's worse, just when you decide that your baby is probably only teething, you find out he has a double ear infection (that happened in August).
So imagine my happiness when Joshua's mouth filled up with teeth and it seemed there was no room for any more teeth to squeeze in there! Oh, it was exciting. He could chew up carrots significantly more (before spitting them out- we still can't knock him of that habit). He stopped gnawing on his toothbrush and started actually brushing and his perpetually runny nose ceased to be runny!
Until recently... and that's when the fun started all over again. I first noticed that Joshua was trying to fit his entire hand into his mouth. I thought it was a little disconcerting but no big deal until I then noticed his nose was running. Now he doesn't want to eat anything hot or cold. Not even "go go" (yogurt) or "mo mo" (oatmeal).
This can only mean one thing... molars. Why does he need these silly molars anyway? Does he really need to go through all of this pain? Poor sweetie, but really I'm running out of ideas for what he might like to eat besides Cheerios and animal crackers! The other night he even turned down... dinosaur chicken nuggets!
Poor Joshua. I suppose someday you will appreciate having all of your teeth. You have a terrific smile, so I'm sure that will help you get ahead in life. And imagine all the great food you will be able to eat once these pesky teeth come in- from corn on the cob to bbq ribs! Maybe someday soon you'll even have enough teeth to pulverize those carrots enough so that you will actually even swallow them instead of spitting them out onto your shirt.
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