alert the media!

{or at least the grandparents}

Asher cut 2 more teeth!

Apparently his teeth come in pairs because the bottom two came in within days of each other as well.

These new guys are on the top, center - directly above the 2 that he currently has.  Asher is nothing if not symmetrical.  Gotta love that.

Mom, there's something in here.

He's been working on some for awhile now {you know the drill - extra drool, extra whiny} but I couldn't see anything until this afternoon when he was giving me the dinosaur roar.  A wide open mouth was all I needed to see the little white poking through.

Wait! There's 2 somethings in here!

No photos yet of our new friends yet - I didn't want to lose a hand - but soon, I hope!

Happy weekend!

baby jaws

I knew we shouldn't have let Asher watch Shark Week.

Look what the little monster did to his crib.

In one of Asher's frequent bids for freedom he decided to try and EAT his way out between the bars.  How very Escape From Alcatraz of him.

Actually I just think his gums are bothering him.  He has been pushing everything into the way back of his mouth.  My guess is that he was trying to soothe his sore gums, but his two little teeth in the front got in the way and gnawed into the bars.

Poor guy?

Bad baby?

I can't decide.  But I'm leaning towards laughing.

Fortunately, I was able to cover most of the bite marks with touch up paint.  I had taken the breathable bumper down in the front section because his arm was getting caught between it and the bars, but now it's back.  He'll just have to keep his arms to himself.

Here's hoping he doesn't find a way to chew through the darn thing.  Otherwise we might end up wrapping his whole crib in receiving blankets.

Or chain mail. 

teeth, rolling, crying...oh my!

We've been having quite a bit of whining excitement around here.  Asher is working towards his seven month birthday on Tuesday and wants me to have a lot to tell.

I mentioned last week that he has started consistently rolling from back to front while playing and in his crib.  In fact, Ash decided that sleeping on his belly is very comfortable and does it all the time now.  The only problem is that since he started doing this he wakes up very confused and aggravated. 

5 or 6 times a night. 

Every night.

I'm talking about screaming {loudly} until someone comes and flips him over.  This from the guy who can't be stopped from rolling back and forth during the day.  Maybe it's the dark, maybe it's the sleepiness, but whatever the cause Asher has been having a hard time sleeping soundly over the past week.

Drew and I also think that his teeth are really bothering him.  He popped through the first 2 without blinking an eye, but the past few days he's been extra cranky and keeps trying to shove everything into the back of this mouth.  I read in Baby 411 that the molars hurt a lot more than other teeth and can take quite awhile to push through the gums.   

Awesome.

Baby 411 also says that babies who seem fine during the day can be bothered a lot more by tooth pain when they are quiet and still at night. It's amazing how distracting playing can be!

I just ordered this little beauty {called the "teethifier", I'm not kidding} that's suppose to be great for soothing back teeth pain.  Let's hope it works!  You can be sure I'll let you know.

I hate giving Asher medicine of any kind without knowing for sure that he needs it, but given all the evidence of teething Drew and I decided to slip him a little Tylenol last night before bed.  He sucked it right down and slept well.  Of course, he also managed to stay on his back all night long and I think that helped big time.  Mr A still woke up crying once, but only for a few minutes.  I didn't even get up -- bad mommy, I know.

Hopefully his sleep will get better soon.  As much as I hate being woken up several times at night {didn't we just move past this?!} I really hate how much it changes his personality.  Poor guy is so tired throughout the day when he sleeps badly at night.  Even with extra long naps he just seems a little out of it. 

Welcome to teething and seven months!