Teething Monster Go Away!!

So the little one has now sprouted two teeth which are super adorable. However, this didn't come without a fight, and well the battle is still being waged.

X is fine during the day, but for some reason in the evening hours his teeth really bother him and he ends up crying for what feels like hours on end.

Friday night he woke up 3 times in the middle of the night screaming. At first I thought that he had injured himself. He recently has figured out that he can stick his arms and legs through the slats of his crib and twist himself around. I was just sure that he had broken something when I first heard him cry out. Poor thing is in so much pain.

I have been giving him Tylenol and using the Baby Orajel swabs but neither seem to do any good. He spits out the Tylenol and he clamps his mouth shut when I try to swab his gums.

I also wonder if the pain is being compounded by tummy aches. He has been eating dinner extremely fast. I try to get him to take breaks, but he screams if I don't have a spoon or bottle in his mouth. A and I think that he is associating "Milk" as his prized dessert so he eats his food quickly because he knows the sooner that is done, the sooner he gets his glorious bottle. I can already tell this is going to be a huge problem when it comes time to wean him off the bottle. I've been racking my brain trying to figure out how to tackle his speed eating, but I don't want to starve him in the process. urgh..what to do what to do.

In other X news, he is being transitioned to the "big kids" class this week. He will be in with a bunch of one year olds. Fabulous. I can never catch the Director to talk to her about my concerns. Maybe this week I can get ahold of her. I can see it now. Helpless little X laying on the floor unable to crawl or defend himself, getting crawled over and pinched and scratched by the big kids. The teacher seems nice. Not as gentle as his old teachers, but still nice.

It will be an adjustment for all of us. *tear*

Oh goodness. I think I shall be heading to bed now.....

It's been a while....

Well,

In the last two months, a ton has happened.

Sadly, my grandmother passed away at the beginning of February. She got a blood infection while in the hospital and passed away the very next day. I still have moments where I think that all I have to do is go over to her house and she'll be there, telling us stories and laughing like she always does, that she isn't gone for good, but more like on a vacation...she'll be back...

I'm comforted knowing that grandma and grandpa are together again and watching the sunrise and set every day.

In the past two months, A, X, and I have all been sick. It seems to be rotating between us. Once one gets better, the next gets sick, then passes it on, and then it goes back around again. From talking to other young parents, it sounds like this is the norm until they get to kindergarten. Constant sickness. So, I suppose we just have to work with sick-y management.

In happier news, Xavier has a tooth, and he has started solid foods. We gave him green beans yesterday, and he did not like them. He enjoys the fruits more. Makes sense, more sugar! It's crazy seeing him develop and grow. He has started babbling SO much.
Every day is something new.

Now I am in search of the perfect easter outfit. A wants him to wear a bunny costume, but I think he would look equally cute in an easter outfit. I need to find an Easter egg hunt to take him to.