teething monster

The teething monster has once again come to live at our house. I guess my son invites him since he would like some more teeth, Id prefer Nathan to keep just the 6 teeth he has if that meant I could sleep at night. But no, once again Nathan is teething and up all night. Which means I am exhausted all day and looking for any caffeine high I can find. I really wish there was some miracle pain reliever or at least something to knock him out. I gave him tylenol but it dosnt seem to help.

Nathan has just about every teething toy they sell. We also do the teething tablets and orajel, but I dont feel they work well, at least not for my child. I also do the wet washcloths and freeze fruit for him to chew on during the day, also those net teethers are great, you can put the fruit in there, but its so messy and a female dog to clean up. So I prefer just put ice cubs in them and he loves it.

So for during the day there are some options. But these options dont work for night time. I dont want to stay up all night while he chews away on a toy. I guess the only option is to wait it out. Nathan is like me and a late teether. He only had 2 teeth at 12 months old. I didnt get a tooth till 13 months old. I didnt loose my last baby tooth till I was 17 yes 17! It was a side bottom tooth. How was that for my dating life, hey want to go on a date with me, I can whistle through one side of my mouth. But I never did have to have braces and never had cavities, so I guess its fair. When I was in first grade I fell and busted out my top front tooth. So from 1st grade till 6th I didnt have a tooth in the front. Yup took that long for my tooth to finally show up. In my school pictures its hard to tell how old I am, since I dont have a front tooth for 6 years, and my face didnt change much, heck it still hasnt, If I still didnt have that tooth you may think I am the tallest 4th grader ever. I also got gypped out of the tooth fairy since I was old enough to believe she didnt exist, though my dad would still tell you to this day that he saw her. luckily I was a only child and spoiled so it didnt really matter. ah I am rambling, anyway I am hoping Nathan gets the rest of his teeth in soon and if anyone has any ideas for nighttime please let me know! I will pay you 5 million dollars, or something around that.

here are some teething tips fromhttp://www.babble.com/baby/baby-health-safety/teething-remedies-pain-relief-sore-gums/