All of the fussing, it turns out, wasn’t for nothing. My son just recently cut two front teeth and his parents are very excited about it. We’re quite thrilled that our little boy could cut through something tough with his nature-given mouth-knives. (As I’m writing this he’s flashing his shiny new teeth at me now and smiling big.) Despite all of the pain, the crying, and the fevers (which, I’m told, teething can actually cause) our son’s teeth have made it out of the gums and into the world. They are now a part of what becomes a daily exercise in finding his progression out of the baby stage and into and onto the other stages of his life.
I don’t want it to sound like he was crying and moaning over his teething process, though. I’ve seen and heard babies cry before about such pains and our son seemed to be basically fine with the whole process. In fact, most of the crying (and for certain the fever) was caused by some illness he picked up in daycare during the previous weeks. Somehow or son seemed to teeth on his own without so much as whimpering about whatever pain he may have been experiencing. Perhaps both sickness and teething happened mostly at the same time. (Does it hurt less when the teeth are almost out?)
The biggest change, though, is his biting problem. Now, when he’s nursing, he could potentially bite his mother. This hurts her (I can’t even imagine how much) and I’m certain that our son has no idea that he’s doing it. This makes it kind of difficult for them both. However, our son is also progressing towards eating “solids” (is that what you call any non-milk product?). That, I’m sure, will be another exciting adventure for child and parents alike. We’re looking forward to it!