C got his first tooth today. His left lower front tooth has broken through the gums and the right tooth is starting to show through. C has been rather cranky these 2 nights, waking up almost every hour, giving his parents a pair of matching Panda eyes.
Being first time parents, we did not know what is wrong with him. But I did suspect that he was teething. Not only was he drooling rivers, he was also constantly trying to chew on things. These 2 nights, he awoke only to calm down after I put the pacifier in his mouth. He must be feeling rather itchy.
I was kinda anticipating his teeth to be coming out soon as I heard from my friends and MIL that some babies start to grow teeth as soon as they are 4 months old. But C's mummy, aka me, forgot to check his lower teeth, thinking that his upper teeth should be showing first. Boy, was I wrong. Babies grow their lower teeth first then their upper teeth and the rest will come along and he should have all 20 baby teeth by the time he reaches 3.
Yeah, I did not do my "teething" reading. Hehehe! Anyways, I am so excited about C's teeth. Next comes teething toys, toothbrush, solids.....etc etc
PS: Tried to take a picture of his tooth this morning but his tongue was covering it. Maybe next time.
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