February 11, 2011
Been too busy to blog and I’ve failed my personal challenge. C’est la vie.
In other news, Little Man now has 14 teeth and will turn 18 months old on Monday. I’ll blog after his well visit with updated stats on Tuesday. And my new personal challenge will be to blog at least once per week.
We’ll see how I do.
Oh, and I joined Twitter. Why, I’m not sure. Same user name. @sweetnjmom (I think you use the @ but I’m a Twitter newbie and now need to read up on this).
February 4, 2011
A lot of my mom friends (see mom blogs link on the right side) will confirm what I’m about to write: TEETHING BITES!
Of course there must be some babies/toddlers who aren’t bothered by a new tooth about to sprout. And I’m happy for their parents and caregivers. Because they are lucky. My son, however, IS bothered by new teeth and right now he is cutting FIVE at once!
Yes, you read that correctly. Five. All four canines (3 are almost out) and his last First Year molar (the bottom left). He has 11 teeth fully out–soon to be 16 and then, hopefully, a break in this madness until his Second Year molars show up. I really hope they wait until he turns 2, six months from now, because it would be nice.
Little Man is, overall, a happy fellow. He almost always has a smile on his face and a hello (or Hola!) to everyone. He waves and chatters. He likes to “share” his toys with you. But he’s stubborn and if he doesn’t get what he wants, he can throw a MAJOR tantrum. He throws his body on the floor and cries and kicks and squirms his little body like a worm and can occasionally (on purpose!) bang his head on the floor or a wall. I hate that part. Headbanging should only be done at a metal concert.
So the last few weeks have been interesting. We moved on January 19th. He adjusted pretty well, but the drooly, chompy, bitey phase has been rough. He even bites his clothing to alleviate the pain. But when you try to give him Ibuprofen or Acetaminophen … well, you need two people to force that down his throat. Little Man is STRONG! And he has a rash on his cheeks from the drool and the cold. I try to put Boudreaux’s Baby Kisses on it as frequently as possible, but with 3 dogs (mine and my brother’s two) you get a lot of dog hair and it’s not fun to have fur stuck to one’s gooped-up face.
Hopefully these teeth will poke out soon. I see the tips of two of the canines (upper) and that last molar is being stubborn, but it’s slowly emerging. The light is at the end of the tunnel–for now.
February 3, 2011
Remember my goal?
I didn’t.
No post yesterday. No post on Tuesday. Here it is, February 3rd, and I’m only now typing away on my MacBook. Yep, I failed on my own challenge. Now the question is: Do I start fresh from today?
We’ll see… I can’t think of much to say today. I’m tired. Little Man is cutting his last molar and his canines. And I’m waiting for the cable company to arrive with my replacement DVR since the old one SUCKED and wasn’t recording my shows. They have 50 minutes to show up within their “window” of 8 – 11 am. I’m not holding my breath. And they’ll probably show up JUST as Little Man falls asleep.
January 31, 2011
Tomorrow is February 1st. It’s the shortest month of the year, so perhaps I can use that to my blogging advantage. I’m going to TRY to blog every day in February. My blogs may only contain a photo or even a brief thought, but I hope to get back on the blogwagon again. Little Man will turn 18 months on Valentine’s Day, so it’s a milestone month. We’ll see how I do.
Mom of One—and Done! 