Today we got to experience our first official Mia melt down!! We noticed over the past few days that Mia has been getting more teeth in, and is definitely teething. What started as an annoyance to her has now become quite irritating! Nap time usually comes with very little drama. However, today Mia seemed very restless as nap time approached. After she gets her late morning bottle, she usually falls asleep with the cutest little smile on her face. Not today... The crying came fast and furious, and lasted for probably 20 minutes. Our quiet little baby showed us that she can be quite the screamer! Full on tears and shrieks were pretty startling as we've enjoyed nothing but sunshine during our first week together. At first it was almost relieving to see that she could get so upset. That lasted about 30 seconds before we both became very frustrrated. Not at her crying, but at our lack of ability to provide her with what she needed. She finally fell asleep in my arms mid cry!
It wasn't until she had fallen asleep that it dawned on us that it was her teething that caused the crying. When her nap was cut short with another bout of crying, we soothed her with a little Tylenol and lot of love! The rest of the day went beautifully once we figured out what was causing the problem. Wow, it sure can be tough to figure these little ones out... But well worth the effort.
3 comments:
Poor little pumpkin! You guys are doing so great! Already such amazing parents!!!
When we were growing up they use to put whiskey on our gums to kill the pain. I think the whiskey is probably more appropriate for the parents of the teething baby who experiences twenty minutes of crying!
AAAHHHH...tylenol is a miracle drug!! Love, donna
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