Another week is wrapping up and Avery rockin’ a set of 4 front teeth; two up top and two on the bottom. They aren’t fully in yet, but at least they’ve pushed through the gums. That part hurts us all!
Going Mom and I agree that we could all use a break and let these 4 be all for a little while. Wanna make any bets on how long until the next one(s) make an appearance?
I won’t be smiling like this when they do!!
Besides her teething coming in more each day, not much has happened this week otherwise. The Texas heat has reared its ugly head and has me soaked after just 30 minutes of working out in the garage. Luckily, we have a fan that keeps this beautiful girl happy and healthy while getting her jump on…
Since teething has been the theme around our house lately, I’ll probably talk about it a lot and post all kinds of pictures. You’re welcome.
Here are a few of my favorites so far…..
I know, this one doesn’t show teeth, but I can’t get over her beautiful eyes. Maybe I’m a bit extremely biased, but look at those beauties and her hypnotic stare!
Someone has a toof and that’s the troof!
Now to my third installment of Foodie Fun Facts. I’m really enjoying these since I learn along with you!
Thirty to 40 gallons of sugar maple sap must be boiled down to make just one gallon of maple syrup.
Onions contain a mild antibiotic that fights infections, soothes burns, tames bee stings and relieves the itch of athletes foot.
In one day a honey bee can fly 12 miles and pollinate up to 10,000 flowers.
More than 96 billion pounds of edible “surplus” food is thrown away in the U.S. Each year. It is estimated that almost 27% of our food supply is wasted.
Honey bees must tap two million flowers to make one pound of honey. Each worker honey bee makes 1/12th teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.
Those bees are amazing little creatures, huh?
Hope your Friday goes smooth and you have an awesome weekend!
Parents, what were the next teeth to come in after the common front teeth?
Since my first post about 10 Things Baby Wearing Dads Should Never Say in a Public Restroom, I guess I haven’t learned my lesson. Although I don’t say the 10 things I listed then, I still catch myself talking to Avery in the public bathroom and saying things that might raise an eyebrow or two.
It’s been close to 4 months since that post, which means a lot has changed with our baby. One of the changes being her teeth coming in. As of now, she has her top and bottom two front teeth working their way out, and she lets us know about them multiple times a day. Any parent, I’m sure, knows……it’s “fun”. Please, since my sarcasm.
How do you not say something to those teeth?
Her teething has been going on for a few weeks now, and we are still going to the store where I still have to urinate frequently due to my massive caffeine consumption. No matter how much I tell myself to just keep quite while wearing my daughter at the urinal, I can’t stand the silence, so I break it by making some sort of statement to the sweet girl hanging in front of me.
Wouldn’t you know, the moment I open my mouth and say something, I regret having said it right then and there. Obviously, others are sharing the public restroom, so why do I do this so much?
I can’t think of a good reason, but it happens, and once again I’ve collected 10 of the things I have actually said and want to share with other babywearing dads now. Ladies, I’m not trying to omit you, but I’m only speaking from my own experience, and I also have trouble visualizing how a women can use the restroom and wear her baby, so please forgive me.
I can see it poking through.
You look so different now.
I know it hurts now, but you’ll feel better once it pushes through.
Here, chew on this.
Wow, that’s a lot of drool!
I cold cloth would be really useful right now.
It could take 2 years before you’re finished.
Remember, it’s not nice to use those on mommy.
I wish they’d all come at once so we could get this over with.
Oh, I need to take a picture of that one!
Yeah, maybe I should print these out and laminate them on a card to study from now on. But, I probably won’t do that, because as our daughter continues to change, so will the things I say to her in and out of the bathroom.
I love my toof!
Sometimes I wish I made this stuff up. That would save my face from turning red with embarrassment after saying one of the above and having someone quickly walk out of a stall and then the bathroom without washing their hands. Oh well, it happens (right?), and I’m able to look back and laugh now.
Avery still has plenty of teeth to come in, so who knows what I’ll say next?
Can you think of things you’ve said to your teething baby that wouldn’t sound right to another person in the restroom? Has this happened to you before?
I’ve never heard of or used that saying before, but from what I see, mice can be pretty mobile. True?
Since she’s started crawling, we seem to see less of that demon of hers because now she will simply crawl to us if we walk out of sight. It’s almost been 6th months since I’ve actually left my job and become a full time stay-at-home dad, and I have been impatiently waiting for Avery to do more.
I’d say she’s definitely doing more, and it seems only a matter of time until she’s taking her first steps. Maybe in another month?
Has anyone seen my other sock?
Once she gets that down, we’ll be doing burpees together in no time!
Lets start, shall we?
1. As I already proclaimed, you’ve become an official crawler, and WOW, you can really get places now! If Mommy or Daddy set you down and there’s a cord, cat, or dog in sight, your face lights up and off you go.
Because of this, we are getting a great lower back workout from having to pick you up and set you back down elsewhere……or it’s just hurting more. We are extremely proud of how far you’ve come, Avery, and you continue to amaze us and steal our hearts every day.
2. Now that you’re mobile, I no longer have to set you in your booster seat while I’m in my office the kitchen. All we need is to setup a couple barriers so you don’t wonder too far, and you just hang out in the kitchen. At times, you’ll get fussy, but as long as you have a toy/wooden spoon, you’re content for a while.
Practicing how to taste test on the spoon.
One thing that scares me is that you gravitate toward our feet and I fear the day we accidentally step on your precious fingers.
I just happened to want to be in this spot, promise.
Hopefully that will never happen, but I apologize in advance if it does. This also makes me realize a major con to having leg hair since you like to practice climbing on anything! Yeah, I might have a few patches on my legs.
3. Mommy and I aren’t sure whether you like or have a personal vendetta out for your bear, but now that you can crawl, you’ve really been handing it to him. First, you “wrote” an instructional post on how to fight a bear, and then you had a rematch where your fight was caught on video.
I got him, don’t worry.
Maybe you’ve grown tired of seeing him next to you the same time each month as we take pictures of your new monthly age. We’ll never know for sure, but the smile on your face and excitement you show when you make eye contact with your bear is priceless. Mom and I love watching you roll around and play so well!
4. Now that you’re getting better at eating those colorful veggies we put in front of you, we are making it a point to sit down as a family for dinner. I still have my different eating schedule where I eat my main meal after you go to sleep, but I have raw veggies to munch on while sitting down.
You’re also really good at “finishing” everything we give you…..until we lift you from your seat to see you were sitting on everything! This makes the steamed broccoli a blast to clean, and we have a nice trail all the way to the bathtub every night as a result. Fine with us, we’re just happy to see you at least eating some of the healthy veggies so well!
5. I had seen baby activity/busy boards on Pinterest and knew I wanted one for you. One weekend, I brought you with me to the Home Depot to get supplies and a few days later, as you slept in a while, I put it together.
I wasn’t sure how you’d like it, but I guess having door stops made it an automatic win!
6. After seeing you begin to crawl, a light turned on in my head letting me know this meant it was time to build a fort! The Ninja Turtle blanket was a must, and I only hope we can enjoy the classic TMNT movies and cartoons one day soon.
As you grow, I expect we’ll build more intricate fort structures and insist Mommy joins us immediately upon arriving home from work. Obviously, you’re never too old to play in a fort…
7. Even though you had a tiresome day at G-Ma’s on the 4th of July, we were able to keep you up to experience your first Cliff Notes version of a fireworks show. The bright lights and sounds caught your attention, but a half smile was all you had left to give by the end of the day.
The sun seemed to take forever to go down that day, and after we were able to let you see a few of the big blasts, we brought you in to take a bath and get some much needed rest.
8. And finally, after we’ve been thinking you had teeth coming in since you were 4 months, your first tooth has made an appearance!
Your top front right tooth is the most prominent, but we can see your two bottom front teeth emerging as well. That is, when you aren’t hiding them with your tongue and looking like you already had your wisdom teeth removed.
It’s exciting, but you are also very cranky. I know it must hurt though, and we are hoping for the pain to go away fast. It looks like you are too…
I don’t know if one of my memories at 9 months will be of you walking, but you can rest assured we’ll work with you every “step” of the way.
Avery, we love you so much dear and we can’t say it enough. Therefore, we’ll just keep saying it over and over…..and over. We love you and are so proud of everything you do. Even if it’s poop 4 times in a day!
Do you have any favorite memories of your growing child? I’d love to hear other’s stories if want to share.
An at-home dad on a mission to keep it real when it comes to food, fun, and raising a healthy, happy family.
