Teething Bites

Since last I posted (yes, it was a month and a half ago -- I have things to do, I'm sorry!), Avy has become the most amazing child in the world. She laughs, she "talks" (in her own language), she's sleeping without being swaddled (a HUGE feat!), she's started sucking her fingers and thumbs, she plays alone (when she feels like it), and she LOVES the car. Woo Hoo! And now that she's getting older, she's really starting to look like a little girl instead of a baby. A few days ago I was looking at her and we were having a little conversation where I was telling her how awesome she is, and I found myself talking to her like she was an adult, telling her that she is beautiful and that I love her awesome personality. She looked at me like she understood, and I swear I saw a 10-year-old in her eyes. It made me cry, of course. My baby is growing up.

She's really amazing. For those of you who haven't seen her in a while, you wouldn't even recognize her! She is in the 95th percentile for height, weight, and head size. She is officially the size of an average 7-month-old. This adds a strange twist to our lives because she looks like she should be able to crawl and sit up by herself because of her enormous size ... but alas, she cannot. But she's getting there! She's so advanced. She did sit up by herself with the help of the Boppy for one whole minute on Tuesday!! She's also really cooperating well when I take her to my office at Bryn Mawr to get some work done. She loves my office, which is a huge sigh of relief since she's coming to work with me! (Exciting times!)

But there is one thing that's been hard (on my fingers), and that's TEETHING! Poor Avy is chewing on everything she gets her hands on. I think she's actually hurting pretty badly considering she's shown an excellent pain tolerance in the past (like when I hit her head on the corner of my dresser by accident in the middle of the night and she didn't even wince), and now every time she's biting on something she groans. The worst of it is this: she hates teething rings and cold, wet rags, which would sooth her so well if she liked them. She chews on her plastic chain link toys all day, but that seems to only help for a little while then she gets frustrated. Does anyone have any ideas? Please share them if you do. I'll try anything to help her!

Well, I've posted many new pictures, so don't forget to check out my Picasa Web Photo Album. I've got so many great pictures of her there, so don't miss them!

Comments

[Katy]

Teething remedy: By the time I heard about this Harrison was done with teething, but it's a proven homeopathic remedy and you can buy it at Arrowroot in Paoli. Chamomile tablets. The woman who told me about it raised two children and it worked for them. Very natural, very safe, very soothing.

[Lauren]

I know Avy's probably no longer teething, but I thought I'd share a trick that I learned from my sitter for teething... peel an orange and slice it into 1/2 to 1 cm rounds. wrap them in plastic wrap individually and freeze. give your little one these frozen orange slices to gnaw on when they're teething - the ice soothes their gums and gives them something to chew on while they get a little sweet, healthy orange taste that encourages them to keep chomping! can be a little messy but my daughter loves her fresh fruit ices.