First tooth!

We have a tooth! Clare's bottom left poked through a couple weeks ago. Here is my attempt at taking a picture of it -- she thought it was a very funny game (hence the last picture).

She thought this was hysterical

She has been drooling like crazy and going to town on her hands gnawing on them. She gnaws on everything actually. She also has a clear runny nose. I don't remember William or Grace getting a runny nose from teething, but I know it's a common symptom.

And her bottom right cut through a few days later. And as I mentioned in her 6 month wellness visit the top teeth were right there last week as well. Then the top left cut first.

The bottom two are sitting nicely and are so cute!! Love that gummy grin with the two bottom teeth. If you zoom on the photos below then you can really get a good view of those two bottom teeth. 

Get this girl a steak! Way to go on the chompers, Clare!

2nd Tooth

Grace's 2nd tooth has popped up. Now she has both of her lower two teeth. She's been more fussy since the 1st was spotted, but she is a bit congested as well. Maybe it's the cold or at least a combination of the two. This is a picture I took a few days ago and the drool makes it a little difficult to see the first tooth :) I'll try a double tooth shot when they're more pronounced!

First tooth at 4 months!

I have TWO teeth?! You don't say!

Grace's 4 Month Wellness

Grace saw Dr. Middleton today for her 4 month wellness visit and it was a great check-up! In and out very quickly. Sometimes I wonder if I should be coming with a better list of questions, but she's just so agreeable and doing so well!

Had to wake her up for a check-up

Great check-up!

Here were the stats:

14 lbs 6 oz - 50th% percentile
26" - 95th% percentile

Exactly like William did at his 4 month wellness visit! Right at 4 months they started to lean out. Both of them had really dramatic weight gain in the first couple months then it tapers off. I imagine because they're both sleeping through the night and eating at more regular intervals. The doctor said that is typically the situation right before they start solids, which he mentioned to begin now. I didn't think we'd get the go ahead to start food this early because with William he mentioned wait till around 5 months or 6 months, but I guess things have changed? I remember my mom saying she started me on solids at 4 months, so who knows, I think anytime between 4-6 months is good. To be honest I'm not really as excited to start food as I was with William. Nursing and bottles are just so easy!! Food gets so messy and let me tell you... the dust buster and the mop are right next to William's high chair at our house. It's a three times a day clean fest in that area. Phew... Maybe Miss Grace will be more delicate and careful with her eating?? She hasn't really shown any interest in food, such as grabbing at what I'm eating or drinking and so I probably will wait another month. I'll also probably start with oatmeal instead of that rice mixture stuff. I think we only did the rice once with William and he wasn't a fan. Keep you posted on that milestone.

We also checked out Grace's first tooth! Pretty early to pop up. Matt and his mom spotted the tooth on New Year's Day. I told Matt a few days earlier I had noticed a little white mark on her gum, but got distracted and never checked it out (the very typical scenario nowadays!) and sure enough, it was what I thought it was! A tiny little tooth - her bottom right and the tooth next door (bottom left) is peeking right under the gums too. She hasn't been too bothered by it, but she does have her fingers in her mouth a lot nowadays.

A couple shots and we were on our way.

We don't go back until 6 months! By then she could be sitting up and eating food. Wow how time flies with a little baby!! So many milestones and so many changes. Great check-up, lady!

Sprouting a tooth

We got a tooth sprouting! His first one. William's bottom right tooth was spotted this afternoon. I haven't noticed any changes in his day to day to indicate a tooth was coming in... not unusually cranky, waking up in the middle of the night, fever, etc. He drools every now and then, and of course, puts everything in his mouth to chew on always, so not something new for us. I'll be interested to see how he acts over the next couple days as it really breaks through!  

He says it's much more impressive in person.