Be Careful What You Wish For!!

So Upset...
Do you see the little tear on her cheek?

Well, those of you who know me are aware of the fact that over the last few months I have been wondering when Addison was going to get her teeth. All the other children around us had mouths full of beautiful pearly whites and here comes my Addison with her gummy old lady smile that can melt your heart! I was beginning to wonder if she was going to have to have "special" lunches in Kindergarten!

Well, my questions have been answered and we have entered into the WONDERFUL world of teething! The last few days she has been very moody and not her typical happy-go-lucky self. Well, today she woke up with an attitude! I was feeling around in her mouth and sure enough there is a little tooth poking through.

With this in mind, I tried to be very patient with her today. I was holding her whenever she needed comfort, staying in the same room with her so she wouldn't get upset, giving her frozen teething rings to bite on, Tylenol for the pain, and I cancelled my trip to the gym so that I wouldn't have to leave her in the daycare. Now, I know that all of these things are part of Mommyhood, however I feel like maybe she didn't even appreciate all I did for her today. In fact, she didn't even notice!

On a similar note, the other day Robert and I were discussing the blog and he came up with a pretty clever concept for an article so I will just tie it in with this one since I need some advice from experienced mommies out there. How about we all comment on this post with some advice for other moms. This can be anything that you think will be helpful to others.

For example, the other day I was in Target shopping with Addison and another Mom came up to me and asked me how I get Addison to sit still long enough to put in those signature piggy tails. Well, I told her that I put her in her highchair with something to play with so she will be looking down and I can quickly part her hair and pin it up. Now to me, this seemed like perfect sense however, she had never thought of that. I am sure all of you reading this have a "Mommy Tip" to share that seems like perfect sense to you, but the rest of us just haven't figured it out yet.

I am hoping that some of you might have some advice/home remedies for teething and the grumpiness that comes along with it. I would be very grateful. Let's get this started and maybe we can all help one another.