Finlay was not a happy camper this past weekend. He encountered some intense teething. In June, when he got his first two teeth, he had some fitful sleeps and some general crankiness, a "lava poo" (as Nans dubbed it) and, ta-da, teeth! It was not quite as easy this time around. We have never seen Finlay cry so hard and for so long. The poor little guy was inconsolable. Tyler and I felt so bad for him. I almost started to cry right along with him as he did back-bends and frothed and had tears streaming down his face! He looked at me with these "help me!" eyes and it was so sad because there was little I could do... or was there!
Everyday, Fin will play and we will put on some music. His favourite song, at this point, is "Share" by Renee & Jeremy. Any time we play it for him he bops his had and wiggles and smiles. So, after crying for some time, and with Tyler and I unsure of what to do, we put on "Share" and before in intro drum beat met the opening line he was smiling, still hyperventilating, but bright eyed and grinning. We danced and sang to his favourite songs. We gave him some homeopathics, rubbed some vanilla extract on his gums, and then cuddled in bed and soon he was in a deep sleep.
On Monday, Finlay had the "lava poo" - I've never talked about poo on here before, but I can't help it in this case. So we expected to see teeth this morning. There are some tough gums but still no teeth. But we are back to a calm, happy, napping/sleeping well Finlay. Thanks Renee & Jeremy!
Between his favourite music and the rocker, oh, and his "Boogee" toy, I'm not sure how we would have got through it. Tyler and I are so tired. The house is a disaster. We had to eat out a couple times because we had no energy to cook or do dishes... But I know neither of us felt as bad as Fin.
But Finlay found a lot of things to chew on! In particular, my necklace and his "Sophie" (a giraffe).
This is his sad little face.
The first teeth. The fuzz at the bottom right is his hand.
A "this feels good" look.
But with the tough stuff comes more growth and more adorable videos!
Finlay loves his Jolly Jumper! He knows the sign for "jump" and he starts kicking his legs in the air before I even hook him up. Very different from the 3 month old in the original jumping video.
Finlay Jumping:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_RU_rSm5VU
Finlay has really started to move. One day he hated being on his tummy and the next day he realized that he could move on his front. The following day he was pulling and pushing himself along the floor! Now he is pushing up onto his knees and looking at where he wants to go and going there. We really need to get baby-proofing because crawling isn't that far away.
Finlay on the Move:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCW5BgklR5M
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