Teeth and Lies

I read somewhere in a baby book that babies do not experience any discomfort while teething. If the baby happens to be fussy while teeth are coming in, the parent is just finding something to blame instead of admitting that their child just an unhappy baby in general.

Up until two weeks ago, I half believed the author of this book.

Now I think he is an outright, bold-faced lier.

After a week of being abnormally fussy and whiny, and last week's crying/whining/demanding fest, we awoke yesterday morning to the happiest, most cheerful little girl around. In complete disbelief of her newly found optimism, I pried open her gums to take a peek. Sure enough, that stubborn top front tooth FINALLY broke its way through her gum. Now pain and discomfort free, Alexandria is back to her normal, happy and overly active self!

Oh...

Did I mention that this is only her THIRD tooth?

yeah.

Only 17 more to go...

On the bright side, now that Chicago has skipped spring and moved straight into summer (we just jumped from the 50s to the 80s in two days), juice Popsicles will be in high demand!