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It’s NOT a Cheerio
Despite my refusal to allow my children to change or grow in any way, shape or form while I’m on holiday, apparently Eva has had the gall to sprout 2 more teeth while I’ve been gone. No big tears, just some teeth. The kid doesn’t really seem to mind “teething” as a rite of passage. Which just reinforces what I’ve been saying for years: Teething causes teeth. Not diarrhea, fevers or wheezing. It’s so easy for parents to blame a runny nose on a possible bony eruption but it’s more likely your kid licked the floor at Baby Gym and has a cold. Plenty of studies back me up on this.
That said, I have no doubt that it is probably a little uncomfortable, having a tooth rip through your gum tissue. So, irritability, chewing on everything (including your sister) and trouble sleeping might be attributed to teething. My mother was concerned, so she’s been giving some ibuprofen in my absence. Today she checked that it was okay (3 days later) and I said it was fine, especially since she’d under-dosed her by 600%. Homeopathic pain medicine can’t hurt. Can’t help. But can’t hurt. ANYWAY.
What this all means in the end is that Zoe remains “at risk.” We’ve already talked about toddlers biting. It’s just a slightly different game when the attacker is 10 months old. She doesn’t really understand, “No!” In the same way that she doesn’t seem to get that Zoe’s belly button is not a Cheerio that she can pick up and eat. (Despite daily, multiple, attempts)
On the other hand, Zoe has reportedly started hair pulling. Makes sense since she’s both bald and edentulous. If I understand correctly, Eva is not pleased. But that’s what happens when you have thick, luscious hair and you try to eat someone’s belly button. In other words, kids have a way of working these things out. It’s just up to us to let them figure it out while we make sure they don’t cause any permanent damage to anyone. Diplomatic Advisor. One of the many jobs that compromises the title, “Parent.”
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