Teething Baby

Oh what do you do with a teething baby?  One who whines and cries and demands to be constantly held?  I tried throwing her out onto the screened in porch.  She liked it for a bit, but after a while the novelty wore away and she fell back to whining.  And crying.  And wanting to be held.  Constantly.

So then I gave her a cooled pineapple rind.  That hit the spot.  That top tooth of hers is really giving her some trouble - I've never seen a top tooth take so long to come in!  She gnawed the rind down pretty well, considering she only has three teeth. But after a while she got bored with it.  And started whining.  And crying.  And wanting to be held.  And saying something along the lines of "I want some ibuprofen!  Stat!  Oh, and a salty snack, if you have one."

And so I gave her some ibuprofen.  And a nice, cold, salty pickle from the fridge.

And all was well.  (For a while, at least.)

p.s.  I think Tess looks a lot like me when I was a baby.  Do you agree/remember, Dad?