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| Chewing on a cold banana with my first toofie |
Six months (Week 27) and it is for realsies now! Time for pancakes!
After many false alarms assuming because of his extremely swollen gums or moody ways he would definitely have a tooth the next day, but come the morning he would still have a toothless grin.
All the chewing, drooling, biting and moaning and after weeks of teething, our little man finally has his first tooth...praise the Lord!
It has been a TOUGH week! Not only did our little man have gastro, he was cutting his first tooth, this explains a lot.
Although we were so excited to see and feel his little tooth this morning, I felt a sense of sadness because his ridiculously adorable toothless grin is now gone and soon he is going to be sporting his own set of tiny chompers, my little boy definitely isn't so little anymore ~ where is the time going.
If you search on the net most websites tell you that your baby will experience the following symptoms while teething
Increased drooling: Camden has been doing this since he was a few weeks old so I couldn't tell you if it has really increased or not. It is a daily occurrence that he soaks through about 3 bibs in the first few hours of the day.
Gum sensitivity: For sure! Our little guys gums have been super swollen and sensitive for weeks now. Sometimes he starts crying when biting on his little thumb or one of the many teething toys he has.
Irritability/Fussiness that comes and goes: Really?! I would never have noticed, NOT! Camden has been super fussy the last week and on/off in the months leading up to his tooth cutting.
Biting/Chewing: On EVERYTHING he is able to get his hands on. Today he was chewing on my finger and his little tooth is rather sharp - his poor bottle teats are going to get a beating!
Refusing food: I wouldn't say this has been a major problem. Last week he was ill with gastro and he wasn't eating or drinking much besides his rehydrate, when he started feeling better he was eating again and then just yesterday he started getting fussy and refused his food and today it has been a battle to get him to eat again.
Restless/decreased sleep: No, you don't say...his sleep over the last month has been really up and down with random wake-ups at 2/3am where he just screams and screams and not much helps him calm down, just last night he woke up at 3am and he was screaming, you can just hear its a painful cry, poor boy.
Messy nappies: Oh yes! Ok fair enough the poor little guy did have gastro but just today alone he had a few messy nappies and he no longer has gastro.
Mild rash around the mouth: YAY! We have escaped this symptom
When a baby cuts teeth it is apparently tradition to eat pancakes in my family ( and a few other families here that I know) no one can tell me why and I have researched the origin of this but haven't found much information on it. Many other cultures have traditions for this event, for example an Irish tradition is whoever discovers baby's first tooth buys baby's first pair of shoes.For the Irish, that first tooth signifies that the child is thriving - a safe time to anticipate his first steps.
My gran and mom both excitedly asked "so are we having pancakes today" but Wayne and I have decided to wait for Camden's tooth to be out a little bit more before we celebrate with pancakes and then he can join in and enjoy the pancake celebration with us. We gave him a cold banana to chew on instead today (Mommy is also on diet and is holding out for cheat day lol).
I tried all day to get a picture of this little tooth but Mr was very miserable today and made it rather difficult. As soon as I manage to get a quick shot I will be sure to post his new look grin.
When your little one cuts a tooth, celebrate with pancakes!
Here is a recipe that I have used plenty times in the past, enjoy and congrats on your little one's first tooth.
African pancake recipe:
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| Recipe from africanbites.com |
