It started last Friday with Aidan not quite his easy-going self-- and he suddenly became a drooling machine. Teething, Part II.When he first started teething at 4 months, he whimpered and cried, but he was easily comforted with a teething ring and a little extra cuddling.This time around, Aidan knows how to voice his discomfort. Not related to the teething (but the timing sucks) are his temper tantrums. If you don't pick him up right away or he's not able to do something his way, he cries and screams. He'll usually stomp off to a corner or around the dining table to "cool off" and then he comes back, pouting. His latest dramatic trick now has him dropping his head down on folded arms on one of the stairs or leaning up on the garage door with hands covering his weeping face. It lasts less than 20 seconds and then it passes.He should audition for All My Children.
It is hard to watch your child in pain. Because of the teething, he would wake up every 1.5 hours. Paul and I haven't pulled late night duty in a long time and man, talk about painful.
Aidan LOVES to eat, so it was heartbreaking so see him take a bite of bread, only to cry out in pain because his gums were so tender.Children's Tylenol is a good thing.
I'm happy to report that today, he was in much better spirits-- almost the Aidan we know and love. He ate his yogurt and toast with vigor this morning. He napped twice today. He played and had fun at Robbie's 5th birthday party and managed to have some cake. It was a good day.
And now, he is asleep-- hopefully for the night.A couple we met at the birthday party today have a 5-year-old girl and a 6-month old boy. We were talking about Aidan's 'terrible two' preview. They said by the time the two's came for for daughter, the 'terrible' stuff was old hat (guess she began her terror early.) They said what people don't tell you about are the Threes-- the kid takes on an attitude, making the two's a breeze.
I can't wait.
