teething

maizie is teething like crazy! the poor kid. i felt around her gums the other day and not only are the bottom front teeth moving around so are the canines. and she is pretty miserable. the other night even after pain medicine and some teething tablets she had to cry herself to sleep in my arms. i felt so bad. she kept stuffing her hand in her mouth and doing this sad little wa-aaah cry that i am embarrassed to say i think is pretty cute. i feel bad saying a cry is cute but there it is. finally after what seemed like and hour she passed out fist in her mouth and all. needless to say she has been drooling like no other. her neck and chest are constantly wet from all of the drool. its gross, but i guess it is better than puke. speaking of puke, that has increased by like 100% during this exciting time. we have tried using the baby oragel but she hates it and cries even more when i give it to her.

at night she is not sleeping very well at all. up and down all night. that means i get to be up and down all night too. the other day maizie was up every hour or less from midnight until i decided to stay up around six. i think we both are hating life at the moment.

on the bright side she is really happy during the day and smiles a lot. she will also let me put her in the swing for extended amounts of time, which is a development i really like. maizie also has a jumping seat type thing that i can put her in and she loves it and hasnt cried once to be taken out of it. i think i will build a shrine to the person who invented it. they really are a genius.