August 15, 2006
Jumperoo, Toenails, Playgroups, and Teeth
Yesterday, James took the day off since he's been so busy with school and re-landscaping our backyard. We went to Peachtree City to visit TeaFusions, Williams Sonoma, and Babies 'R Us. We had a lot of fun and it was great to spend some time together. We splurged and bought Olivia a Jumperoo, which so far she is terrified of, but hopefully that'll change. I can't blame her though because I hate it too. Here's why: Idiot that I am, I've almost completely ripped off another toenail after tripping over the new jumper thingy we bought. What the heck? How did I go 25 years without any toe injuries and I've almost completely ripped off two in the last 6 weeks. The pain!!!
Anyway, Olivia is always so good in the car. I usually sit in the back seat with her though.
When we got back last night, I pumped a bottle for her so we could add her vitamins. (her ped said we should give her vitamin drops sometimes even though she's breastfed b/c it's now recommended by AAP, but she hates them, hence hiding them in the bottle) Anyway, she took the bottle from James and put it in her mouth and held it by herself. I was amazed since we so rarely give her a bottle.
Today, Olivia and I got together with Julie and her daughter. We met them through a local mom's group on Yahoo, but we were the only ones who showed. I think I am going to start my own mom's group and hope people join. This one doesn't seem to have very active members, and Julie agreed.
Guess what? Our little girl is getting a tooth! I can feel it coming through and she's very irritable. :-( I've been wondering if she was teething, but it seems like she's been sucking on things and slobbering forever. And, this past weekend, I attributed the fussiness to the 4 month shots, but nope, I can feel the tooth now. It's broken through a tiny bit. If you have any teething advice, bring it on. My poor little girl is not very happy. :-( We are going to try teething tablets. I've given her some Tylenol and she's been sleeping a lot with us because it's the only way she'll sleep. I of course, love any excuse to bring her in our bed. :-)
Posted by Hannah at August 15, 2006 06:09 PMWow, her first tooth! Don't they grow *so* fast? Congratulations, Olivia! Lucas is teething right now, too. He has SEVERAL teeth coming in at once ~ his first-year molars, I believe. He's chewing on my fingers a LOT and drooling some. Children's Motrin works well for him because it's an anti-inflammatory. Hopefully you have a lot of teethers to stick in the freezer! We used Hyland's Teething Tablets for Luke, but I have no idea if they really work or not. He seemed to do well with them, but I couldn't tell for sure.
Posted by: Lisanne at August 15, 2006 06:53 PMWow, looks like you have yourself an early teether! My daughter didn't get teeth until like 10 or 11 months (I can't remember..there is just WAY too many details a mom has to remember!). When I started to fell something on her gums one of my friends filled me in on a little trick. Sometimes it's hard to tell if there is a tooth there or not, especially when they are flailing their heads in every which way to get your finger out of their mouths - SO, to be sure, get a metal spoon and lightly tap her gums. If you hear the tink tink tink sound it is indeed a tooth! I thought that was cool! Maybe you know this already...then forget I mentioned it :)
Posted by: Amber at August 15, 2006 10:14 PM**feel, not fell
Posted by: Amber at August 15, 2006 10:20 PMTeething already. :) Hylands Teething tablets. Great stuff. Zander STILL has no teeth lol
LOVE that photo of her. She is SO gorgeous
Wow, teeth already! I usually gave motrin to my kids, that seemed to work. Ouch about the toenail~! Hope she enjoys her jumperoo soon :) And that pic of her is gorgeous!
Posted by: Emmakirsten at August 16, 2006 07:07 AMWow your little one is growing so fast! Good luck with the teething!
Posted by: Ani at August 16, 2006 10:32 AMWow teeth already! Keep us updated and let us know how breastfeeding goes with her getting teeth. Personally, I am terrified of the combination!
Posted by: alfredsmom at August 16, 2006 11:26 AMI love that toppicture where she seems* so * happy!
Posted by: Rebecca at August 16, 2006 12:26 PMoh my gosh, Amelia holds her bottle too... it is soooo cute! My ped didn't say anything about the vitamins, that worries me! What kind? How much?
A TOOTH!! Oh my gosh Olivia! She's getting so big!! I can't wait to see a picture of your early teether :)
Posted by: girl from florida at August 16, 2006 03:12 PMi love those pictures! olivia has the biggest smile! i can't believe how big she's getting already!
Posted by: cady at August 16, 2006 04:13 PM