Jacob is teething. Some babies wake up one morning, and have 3, 4, or maybe 5 teeth. They are the lucky ones.

This does not happen in our house. Teething here is more like a slow form of long term torture. First the drooling. Then the chewing. Then refusing to eat. Then eating everything, but only on the affected side. Then you go to the doctor, because of the crying. And you think, "Please GOD! Let this be an ear infection so that they can give me some medicine!" But it's not and the doctor says his gums are red and swollen.

Awesome.

I guess this is where a rudimentary form of integrative medicine starts. We try EVERYTHING. Motrin, Tylenol, teethers, frozen bread, frozen blueberries, frozen washcloths, teething gel, tablets, etc. You name it. The only thing I have not tried to ease the pain is whiskey. Well, let's be honest, I haven't given Jacob whiskey....

And then a white dot! One little piece of one tooth has broken through. Bu guess what? Of the molars, there are 4. Each molar has 4 little pointy corners that must erupt. And for Jacob, each part of each tooth is grueling. So, we wait it out and snuggle and cuddle and try everything we can think of so that the little man is more comfortable while he is teething. I'm open to new suggestions!