picking my battles

i'm sure over the years my sweet and precious child will do things that irritate the dickens out of me.  i'm sure of this because he has started to already.  one thing that he's started to do is grind his little teeth together.  it is a step worse than nails on a chalkboard, if you can imagine, and it happens pretty often through the day.  i have thought to try to intervene, but really, what can you do?  he's teething (which sounds miserable, from an onlooker's standpoint) and i think it's supposed to just stop happening over time anyway.

i can see the white spot on his gums where his second upper front tooth is supposed to come in, and i've had my eagle eye on it now for one week and one day.  he's been ultra-sensitive, with some weird sleep patterns, and some mild fevers (all teething signs for mo).  a week ago, he actually slept on me all night--first time ever in his whole life that he was able to snuggle and sleep.  even though he was in pain, and it was a sweaty, sleep-less night for me, i kind of liked the snuggling.  anyway, i'm hoping that once these enormous two front teeth come in, he'll be golden for a little while.

he's also still a little sick, so his nose has been runny.  i pick my battles there too--if i wipe his nose too frequently, it'll get raw and he'll complain more and it will become more and more challenging to wipe.  if i wipe too infrequently, he'll get snot all over all his toys and i'll eventually have to spend some time wiping those down as well.  find the sweet spot, and i'll be able to wipe with little objection and not have to go snot-searching on Mr. Elephant.

interestingly, in the mix of intense teething and this cold that has seemed to last an eternity (a two week long eternity, but still), he has also started to hate peas and mixed vegetables.  so much so that he's completely gagged and spit up with peas on the last three attempts.  he has also rejected avocado.  avocado, people!  who the heck doesn't like avocado?  if it weren't so expensive, i might be tempted to eat one at every darn meal.

anyway, i might try mixing these foods with fruit or cereal and see how that goes.  mixing with meat has only produced the same puke-y results.  no one ever really told me that parenthood involved so much trial and error.  ha.

love,
snot patrol