Teeth

For the past week or so, I have noticed Abby's gums swelling and turning white. A sure sign that the teeth that have been coming for months now, are well on their way. Every day I rub her gums in an attempt to ease her discomfort, and get some idea as to when those teeth would come. Last night as I was rubbing her gums I felt something sharp- not the hardness under tender gums I was familiar with- but sharp hardness... I knew it was a tooth. So I loaded her up with Tylenol before bed and when she woke this morning- there was the tooth. Not totally out yet, but it has broken the surface and is well on its way. I rubber her gums to feel this new tooth and noticed that the tooth right next door was also feeling sharp and hard, not just gummy and hard. Poor girl- getting two teeth at the same time. I expect that tomorrow tooth #1 will be totally out, and tooth #2 will be where #1 was today- cut through, but not totally up yet.

So I have spend the day dealing with a teethy, cranky, tired girl who is chewing on anything that is put near her mouth. Time to look back and see what teething tools worked for Matthew, because Tylenol just isn't cutting it for this girl.

This past weekend was "A Day Out with Thomas the Tank Engine". Matthew loved riding on Thomas last year, so we decided to take him again this year. So Saturday morning, amidst the rain, mud, and cool temps- we headed down to the Essex Steam Train for our day out. As expected it was a wonderful time- despite the terrible weather. Matthew had a balloon animal Thomas made, listened to a Thomas story- met Sir Topham Hatt, spent his hard earned allowance money on a train whistle and a puzzle, and most importantly- got to take a ride with Thomas the Tank Engine. Always a good time. Even Abby loved the train ride. He loved the train ride so much, we discussed taking the train up to NH sometime this winter to visit mommom and poppop. Instead of sitting in traffic, we thought it would be a special treat for him to get to ride on a train, and see the route from a different perspective. Should be fun.