Today was a day all about teething. Trevor was just a mess of frustration and pain this afternoon, although we did learn that ibuprofen works better than acetaminophen. He couldn’t take his naps, he had a hard time drinking his bottles. He was clingy but couldn’t get comfortable. He didn’t want ice, maybe it was too cold.
Finally I found something that worked. I gave him half of a cold firm peach that he could gnaw on. He LOVED it. He could scrape little bits off with his sharp little bottom teeth and he could bite on the not-as-cold-and-softer-than-ice peach.
Brendan is going to get some big top teeth. They are trying to push through, he just has big dark bruises on his gums so far. He is doing so well in trusting me to touch his mouth, he let me push his lip back for this picture!
Since I don’t have a ton of pictures today, this one is from yesterday. Gramma took a picture of them while they were video chatting to the baby shower.
Our new nurse started today, and Brendan seems to like her better than the last one so far. He successfully completed his 4hr sprint today. He seemed pretty tired all day, but he still did some rolling, sitting up and playing, and tummy time!
Poor Trevor! It is such an unfair part of baby life that you have to suffer those little teeth poking through. And Brendan too – those are some seriously big teeth causing the bruises. It sounds like Brendan continues to make such great strides. He is sprinting 4 hours, he is letting you touch his mouth, and still getting play time. That peach does look mighty tasty! Trevor and the Giant Peach!