Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Teething?

I know. I know. All new moms blame everything on teething. Fussy? Probably teething. Drooling? Maybe they're teething. Fever? Teething. Eating everything in sight (including hands/toys/bibs/blankets)? Gotta be teething. Who knows. Claire Bear (as we affectionately call her) has been drooling a ton lately and really fussy. So of course, I jump to teething. I am not sure what this is all about. She just started all this in the last week or so.

But, she is only 3 and 1/2 months old (so this goes against this theory a little given that most babies don't get teeth until at least 4 months but usually closer to 6-7 months). But apparently her daddy had a tooth come up at this age (and then didn't get another one for a long long time), so anything is possible. I know that babies start developing their salivary glands around this age too, so maybe that is all it is with this drooling stuff (but she seems a little excessive...yesterday she her outfit had to be changed 3 times because it was soaking wet).

Anyway, if it is a little toof, I hope it pops out soon. With all this fussiness recently she hasn't been getting much sleep (and neither has mommy). This is making us both fussier...

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