Holy Molars!

Not 1, not 2, but 3 molars have welcomed themselves into Tyler's little mouth over the last 3 days.

For the past few days, I've noticed that Tyler has been a little more fussy than normal. We have also had to keep the bib on hand because he has had globs and globs of drool oozing out of his mouth. I suspected there might be a tooth trying to make it's debut, since I observed his lower gums to be red and swollen. What I didn't suspect was that 3 teeth were coming in all at once. Not only 3 teeth, but 3 molars.



I assist Tyler with brushing his teeth on a daily basis. I say assist because, if I don't intervene, there would be no brushing going on at all. It would just be a whole lot of sucking the toothpaste off of the toothbrush. [Although, I can't say that I blame him. The infant toothpaste tastes like grape.] Anyway, on Monday, before I handed over his toothbrush, I stuck my finger in his mouth to see if any new teeth had broken through. THERE WAS! Only, it wasn't the tooth I was feeling for. It was the upper left First Molar and I was expecting a tooth on his lower gum line. Not to worry, the following day, the lower left & right First Molars joined in on the fun. Judging by the chart above, it seems that they arrived right on time!

I must say that he did very well during this round of teething. No fevers ever came about and the only way I knew that his teeth were even slightly bothering him was because he would try to jamb his whole fist in his mouth. For the past 2 nights, I have given him a 1/2-dose of Motrin to ease the pain and that did the trick! We only have a few more teeth to go, before he has his full set of Primary Teeth and the steak dinners can begin. And so it goes...

Welcome, 2010!

It's been a while since I've posted. Mostly, because the Holidays proved to be the busiest holiday season yet for us. Christmas was a blast and we were flooded with gifts for Tyler, everything from furniture to ornaments. Santa brought him a Flat Screen TV/DVD player for his room. Pair that up with the endless DVDs he received along with the big boy recliner he got from Aunt Stefi, and suddenly you have a typical man in the making. All that is missing is the remote in one hand and a beer in the other.
As not to leave a movie behind, he also enjoys watching his DVDs on his new portable DVD player, equipped with a screen for Mommy too! He can now take Madagascar in the car, Jeep, boat or wherever his little heart desires. What a great buy! Thanks Mimi & Pop-Pop!

As to not leave out the outdoors, we have been spending MUCH time outdoors these past few weeks, despite the frigid weather. Tyler, aka Mr. Radio-Flyer, also got his first wagon and trike, both by Radio-Flyer. He doesn't have petaling down yet, but he does enjoy to push his bike all over the place. Daddy says he is going to hook the wagon up behind the riding lawnmower and let him tag along while he is mowing grass. I can see a long, trusty relationship with these two items! Thanks Grammy & Pops!

I could go on and on about all of the great things that Tyler got for Christmas, but there is so much that I would be here all day. Mostly, I would just like to thank everyone for everything. We appreciate all of it! It is so nice to have so much family & so many friends to share the holidays with! We love you all!

Thursday following Christmas we headed North for a visit with Great-Grandma & Great-Grandpa Mason in Sebring to have our Christmas with them. That was very nice since we don't get to visit with them as much as we would like to. Following that, we continued on to Lake Wales where we would ring in the New Year, again with a house full of family & friends.

Although it was freezing, we still managed to make the best of the long weekend. With a little help from our trusty bonfire pit (about 10 foot in diameter) we were able to keep warm while waiting for the clock to strike midnight. One of the couples that joined us for the weekend has a 12 month old little girl, so Tyler had a buddy riding along beside him in the Jeep for the weekend. It was so cute!

Finally, the best news of all to kick off 2010. A few days after we returned from Lake Wales from our weekend of fun, we confirmed that Tyler will become a BIG BROTHER on or around August 30th! Yes, you read that correctly! Hunter Baby #2 is on his or her way! We are so thrilled to share this news and start this new chapter in our lives, all 3 of us! More updates coming soon. And so it goes...