Boo to teething. Violet had 8 teeth before we got the chance to understand what a teething child is REALLY like. With the others, she drooled and at times had an elevated temp, even chewed on toys, etc. But now, with all 4 of her first molars attacking at the same time, we are really appreciating what teething is all about. She is very, very needy, not for anyone, just for mommy. Mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy. She wants to be held all the time and cries about 80% of the time (God bless the mom's that made it through colic with their little ones - don't know how you did it A). Started giving her Motrin and today got some natural teething pills. Hope they work, of course she seems to be through the worst of it which came earlier this week. Three nights of being up every few hours and a forth of wanting to sleep on mommy, not on my tummy, on my HEAD. I actually started crying at 2 in the morning when I couldn't take it anymore. Andrew wondered why I was crying and I had a few choice words for him. But 3 of 4 are through now and she seems much better.
On a fun happy note, Vi is saying 'I love you, Daddy (or mommy or granny or pop)', so much fun. She will repeat strings of 3 words and is linking words together by herself. She is saying - Mommy, Daddy, Milk, More, Up, Down, Please, Hi, Bye-bye, Blueberry, Ouch, No, Yes, Granny, Pop, Love, You, I, Me and lots more. She still uses signs but is starting to say the word at the same time. Especially for more, milk and please. She links more and please together and she signs for please ALL the time, especially when she wants the phone or the T.V. converter. So cute. We got all the signs on video!
Today at the Doctor for her 15 month shots, she told him 'Ouch' (sounded more like 'OW') after her shots (through the tears). It was funny to hear the milestones for this age, walking, saying 2 words, communicating with pointing,etc. She has been doing most of them for months. She was very excited to wave bye-bye when we left!
It's pretty hard being a parent of a child that *normally* is so easy going and happy, and then has a bout of crankiness. It gets to you more, because you know it's not 'normal'. Also, you aren't as good at reading what's wrong because you haven't had as much pratice!
ReplyDeleteGlad she's feeling better and the teeth have hopefully broken through.