Little Teeth

Baby Joe visiting with his great-grandmother D'Angelo

Little Joe has finally got his bottom two teeth fully in, but not without a lot of pain, drooling, and fussing about it.  He's just starting to explore his new tools and is constantly running his tongue on them, sucking, and biting whatever he can find, which sometimes includes Rachael when she's feeding.  Not the most pleasant experience, it seems.  There look to be several more trying to make their way in soon, and not even Ora-Gel can relieve my poor little son's constant aching gums. 

There have been plenty of distractions for us to provide that on occassion let him forget what he's going through; he's been laughing a lot more, exploring new types of food (mostly sweet and soft fruits like peaches, strawberries, and watermelon), getting closer to crawling, and enjoying his bouncy seat that we set up for him in the doorway of the bedroom.  He's even learned to turn the seat when we are behind him and call his name and has started to laugh when surprised - Peek-a-Boo seems to be just a few short weeks away.

Next weekend my mother will be visiting the baby for the first time in three months, so it will be good for her to see how far along he's come.  The following weekend Rachael will be taking little Joe to Florida to visit her sisters, where we just found out that Holly and Mike will be having a baby girl in 4 short months.  It's fantastic to see the family growing and we're looking forward to little Joe having a playmate for Christmas of next year.