He's not even six months old and Cutie Pie is already wrestling alligators. Cutie Pie is a tough baby. About a month ago, he invented a game where he grabs your arm while you are doing your best to change his diaper and bites your elbow like a shark with his cute little gummy mouth. But, now that Cutie Pie is getting a tooth, I don't think I'll still have my "Aw, so cute" reaction.
Yep, you heard me. Cutie Pie is getting a tooth. It started poking through yesterday, leading to all sorts of unhappiness. Mr. Crankypants has moved in and taken over my usually mild-manned Cutie Pie. I feel so bad for him, but when he takes pictures this funny it's hard not to laugh.
Each time Cutie Pie reaches a childhood milestone, I am filled with pride but also fear. OK, mostly fear. So he's teething, now what? I think his gums are hurting. Does he need a teething ring? Is that the one I saw the dog pick up yesterday? Should I give him some of that Orajel stuff? Should you give babies that stuff before they eat? It says to give them a pea-sized amount but just how big is a pea? The gel didn't come out in pea form. How big is a smashed pea? What would happen if I gave him too much?
Now that he has a tooth, the books say that I'm supposed to brush it. I have a friend who had to take out a loan to cap her four year old's teeth so I am willing to do whatever I must do to insure Cutie Pie has good dental hygiene. I guess I'm going to be making another trip to the store this week to buy a toothbrush for a six month old. I can't get him to open his mouth to put teething medicine in there, what makes me think I'm going to get a toothbrush in his mouth? Maybe if I put sweet potatoes on the brush I can trick him into thinking I got him a new spoon. I think I read that you can wipe the baby's teeth with a cloth. What? He won't even let me wipe his nose!
The problem is that Cutie Pie is still a baby and falls asleep nursing. How am I going to brush his teeth after he eats if he falls asleep? The books say that brushing before bedtime is critical. Surely, Cutie Pie will have a mouth full of cavities if I let him fall asleep nursing. One book I read says he shouldn't nurse to fall asleep anymore, six months is too big for this babyish habit. Another book said that when he is weaned the bed time feeding should stop last. What am I supposed to do? Is there any way I can brush his teeth while he is sleeping? Perhaps I should let Cutie Pie gnaw on the books next time.BTW- let me know if you can think of a better caption for the picture than "baby's got bite."
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