....suitable chew toys for my babies :-)

It's almost midnight and the Tempra is finally kicking in for Chris--he has
stopped screaming and is finally falling asleep. Of course getting him to
sleep would be easier if I didn't have my
annual-fall-allergies-hacking-cough that keeps waking him up.

I just looked at the calendar and realized my kidlets are 6mos old today :-)
Wow, time flies when you're exhausted. The latest challenge is that Chris
is cutting his first tooth--but since he's only about 12lbs (only?--that's
almost 4x his birthweight!) all of the teething rings etc I look at are too
ig for his mouth, and he isn't really holding on to things yet either. So
all the poor baby can do is suck his thumb and/or scream :-( Makes me
realize how easy it is to deal with a teething puppy--lots of rawhide, and
put away all your shoes ;-P

Macula continues to amaze me with how well she does with the babies. One of
the boys grabbed a chunk of her hair during a screaming fit the other day
and pulled and she didn't react at all. There still is work to do: she'll
sometimes snuggle up to one of them and lay her head on his lap. It's all
very gentle, but I worry because her head is so *big* compared to the lap,
and she's not always good about moving when I ask her to. But considering
it's been an entire year now since I was able to do any training with her,
things could be a *lot* worse. And when I'm feeding the boys their cereal
her nose seems to keep trying to find it's way into the cereal bowl. Hubby
figures that, since she cleans up after the boys spit up, she's just trying
to cut out the middlemen :-}

We're pursuing retraining methods with the cats: in the meantime, we're
trying to keep them out of the highchairs by putting large playballs in the
seats when the boys aren't there. So far, so good, except I left one of the
balls on the floor and Macula tried to pick it up--now the ball is very,
very flat.

Time to try putting Chris to bed, before I get caught up in the Scooby-Doo
rerun on TV--they're chasing the 10,000 Volt Ghost and...uh-oh! I just
realized I can't remember the solution to the mystery! Now how will I get
to sleep? ;-P

Marie
Meet Macula at http://members.rogers.com/mmcw/
Meet the Kidlets at http://ca.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/mmcw2

I just looked at the calendar and realized my kidlets are 6mos old today
:-)

Wow! Is it really that long?

The latest challenge is that Chris
is cutting his first tooth--but since he's only about 12lbs (only?--that's
almost 4x his birthweight!) all of the teething rings etc I look at are
too
ig for his mouth

Don't know if this would help, since he's not holding onto things, but it
might: when my nephew - who was a hypersensitive and cranky baby- was
teething, my sister used to take a clean washcloth, dip it in water, wring
it out until it was just a bit damp, and freeze it.
Michael found it soothing to gnaw on the cold nubbly cloth.

I just looked at the calendar and realized my kidlets are 6mos old today
:-)

Wow! Is it really that long?

The latest challenge is that Chris
is cutting his first tooth--but since he's only about 12lbs (only?--that's
almost 4x his birthweight!) all of the teething rings etc I look at are
too
ig for his mouth

Don't know if this would help, since he's not holding onto things, but it
might: when my nephew - who was a hypersensitive and cranky baby- was
teething, my sister used to take a clean washcloth, dip it in water, wring
it out until it was just a bit damp, and freeze it.
Michael found it soothing to gnaw on the cold nubbly cloth.

I just looked at the calendar and realized my kidlets are 6mos old today
:-)

Wow! Is it really that long?

The latest challenge is that Chris
is cutting his first tooth--but since he's only about 12lbs (only?--that's
almost 4x his birthweight!) all of the teething rings etc I look at are
too
ig for his mouth

Don't know if this would help, since he's not holding onto things, but it
might: when my nephew - who was a hypersensitive and cranky baby- was
teething, my sister used to take a clean washcloth, dip it in water, wring
it out until it was just a bit damp, and freeze it.
Michael found it soothing to gnaw on the cold nubbly cloth.

I just looked at the calendar and realized my kidlets are 6mos old today
:-)

Wow! Is it really that long?

The latest challenge is that Chris
is cutting his first tooth--but since he's only about 12lbs (only?--that's
almost 4x his birthweight!) all of the teething rings etc I look at are
too
ig for his mouth

Don't know if this would help, since he's not holding onto things, but it
might: when my nephew - who was a hypersensitive and cranky baby- was
teething, my sister used to take a clean washcloth, dip it in water, wring
it out until it was just a bit damp, and freeze it.
Michael found it soothing to gnaw on the cold nubbly cloth.

Chris
is cutting his first tooth--but since he's only about 12lbs (only?--that's
almost 4x his birthweight!) all of the teething rings etc I look at are
too
ig for his mouth, and he isn't really holding on to things yet either. So
all the poor baby can do is suck his thumb and/or scream :-(

My family always soaks a washcloth, freezes it, and uses that along with the
teething rings.

Makes me
realize how easy it is to deal with a teething puppy--lots of rawhide, and
put away all your shoes ;-P

Yeah. My BF hasn't figured that part out yet


We're pursuing retraining methods with the cats: in the meantime, we're
trying to keep them out of the highchairs by putting large playballs in
the
seats when the boys aren't there.

Cats hate aluminum foil. That's probably a much easier method, since the
kid can still sit on the foil if you tape it down, and the dog won't murder
it, either

~Em


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Chris
is cutting his first tooth--but since he's only about 12lbs (only?--that's
almost 4x his birthweight!) all of the teething rings etc I look at are
too
ig for his mouth, and he isn't really holding on to things yet either. So
all the poor baby can do is suck his thumb and/or scream :-(

My family always soaks a washcloth, freezes it, and uses that along with the
teething rings.

Makes me
realize how easy it is to deal with a teething puppy--lots of rawhide, and
put away all your shoes ;-P

Yeah. My BF hasn't figured that part out yet


We're pursuing retraining methods with the cats: in the meantime, we're
trying to keep them out of the highchairs by putting large playballs in
the
seats when the boys aren't there.

Cats hate aluminum foil. That's probably a much easier method, since the
kid can still sit on the foil if you tape it down, and the dog won't murder
it, either

~Em


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Chris
is cutting his first tooth--but since he's only about 12lbs (only?--that's
almost 4x his birthweight!) all of the teething rings etc I look at are
too
ig for his mouth, and he isn't really holding on to things yet either. So
all the poor baby can do is suck his thumb and/or scream :-(

My family always soaks a washcloth, freezes it, and uses that along with the
teething rings.

Makes me
realize how easy it is to deal with a teething puppy--lots of rawhide, and
put away all your shoes ;-P

Yeah. My BF hasn't figured that part out yet


We're pursuing retraining methods with the cats: in the meantime, we're
trying to keep them out of the highchairs by putting large playballs in
the
seats when the boys aren't there.

Cats hate aluminum foil. That's probably a much easier method, since the
kid can still sit on the foil if you tape it down, and the dog won't murder
it, either

~Em


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Chris
is cutting his first tooth--but since he's only about 12lbs (only?--that's
almost 4x his birthweight!) all of the teething rings etc I look at are
too
ig for his mouth, and he isn't really holding on to things yet either. So
all the poor baby can do is suck his thumb and/or scream :-(

My family always soaks a washcloth, freezes it, and uses that along with the
teething rings.

Makes me
realize how easy it is to deal with a teething puppy--lots of rawhide, and
put away all your shoes ;-P

Yeah. My BF hasn't figured that part out yet


We're pursuing retraining methods with the cats: in the meantime, we're
trying to keep them out of the highchairs by putting large playballs in
the
seats when the boys aren't there.

Cats hate aluminum foil. That's probably a much easier method, since the
kid can still sit on the foil if you tape it down, and the dog won't murder
it, either

~Em


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Teething things:

wet a washcloth, twist it up and put it in the freezer. Presto! Inexpensive
and VERY effective teething toy. If you're still nursing/pumping, wet it
with milk.

Frozen whole-wheat bagels.

You can get baby "toothbrushes" that are round - I think Safety First has
them. They make great teethers because they're easy to hold onto (round
handle) and the bristles feel really good on itchy gums.

Just wait until the kids realize how much fun it is to feed the dog. It's
around finger-food time, and most of the finger food will go into a willing
Macula's mouth because for some reason its fun to watch dogs eat. :-)

Dog biscuits also make good teethers, but you'd probably draw the line at
that one...

-Shannon and Guinness (whose food still tastes better after it's been
sauteed at the toy kitchen.)
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...suitable chew toys for my babies :-)

It's almost midnight and the Tempra is finally kicking in for Chris--he
has
stopped screaming and is finally falling asleep. Of course getting him to
sleep would be easier if I didn't have my
annual-fall-allergies-hacking-cough that keeps waking him up.

I just looked at the calendar and realized my kidlets are 6mos old today
:-)
Wow, time flies when you're exhausted. The latest challenge is that Chris
is cutting his first tooth--but since he's only about 12lbs (only?--that's
almost 4x his birthweight!) all of the teething rings etc I look at are
too
ig for his mouth, and he isn't really holding on to things yet either. So
all the poor baby can do is suck his thumb and/or scream :-( Makes me
realize how easy it is to deal with a teething puppy--lots of rawhide, and
put away all your shoes ;-P

Macula continues to amaze me with how well she does with the babies. One
of
the boys grabbed a chunk of her hair during a screaming fit the other day
and pulled and she didn't react at all. There still is work to do:
she'll
sometimes snuggle up to one of them and lay her head on his lap. It's all
very gentle, but I worry because her head is so *big* compared to the lap,
and she's not always good about moving when I ask her to. But considering
it's been an entire year now since I was able to do any training with her,
things could be a *lot* worse. And when I'm feeding the boys their cereal
her nose seems to keep trying to find it's way into the cereal bowl.
Hubby
figures that, since she cleans up after the boys spit up, she's just
trying
to cut out the middlemen :-}

We're pursuing retraining methods with the cats: in the meantime, we're
trying to keep them out of the highchairs by putting large playballs in
the
seats when the boys aren't there. So far, so good, except I left one of
the
balls on the floor and Macula tried to pick it up--now the ball is very,
very flat.

Time to try putting Chris to bed, before I get caught up in the Scooby-Doo
rerun on TV--they're chasing the 10,000 Volt Ghost and...uh-oh! I just
realized I can't remember the solution to the mystery! Now how will I get
to sleep? ;-P

Marie
Meet Macula at http://members.rogers.com/mmcw/
Meet the Kidlets at http://ca.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/mmcw2