More teeth

So I think we'll be taking you to the dentist a little early, although I haven't called yet, may be I'll wait till you get 2 more lower teeth. You already have a mouth full of teeth that you won't let us brush. I've been trying everything, 3 different toothbrushes, finger toothbrush, fruit flavored paste, teeth cleaning song, me demonstrating how I brush my teeth... none of it you care for. It's a total fight to get you to open your mouth even when I try to clean it with wet cloth like I used to do when you didn't even have teeth. On top of that I noticed a little white spot on your front tooth, may have something to do with fluoride deficiency of some sort. In any case I'd like a professional to take a look at it. Also you always bite your lower lip and i think it is the reason you keep getting this red rash around your mouth, not to mention I noticed an overbite. Not a huge surprise there since I've always had one, I was hoping that you wouldn't inherit that from me... but I am guessing that you may have, sorry!

Some more teeth

So why are you still not chewing your food very well? Who knows!?

Teeth

Have I mentioned that you bite? Well not all the time... it's usually when I try to 'brush' your teeth, or at least attempt to wipe them with a wet wash cloth. Well last night I did just that and what do you know, I felt 2 more teeth - molars! Now you really don't have any excuse to not chew your food. Also this explains why last week you would sometimes shove your whole hand in your mouth almost gagging, it was your teeth bothering you and since these are in the back, you had a hard time trying to teeth on things.

New Tooth

That makes a total of 8! Hope this helps you with your chewing since you're still a bit apprehensive about it. I often see you swallow pieces as a whole before they even get soft in your mouth. 

Another Tooth

So I randomly noticed yesterday that another tooth popped up next to your other 2 on the bottom. It's actually pretty noticeable and I am surprised that I didn't see it sooner, but I guess I wasn't checking for any new teeth for a while and this one didn't look like it bothered you too much, so I really have no idea when it came, but I am guessing at least a week ago. :) You have 7 teeth now, but you don't really like to use them. We try and go through the chewing motions, but I keep seeing you just swallow things you put in your mouth. For example when you eat cereal or other pieces of food that you should really start breaking down w/your teeth, instead you swallow them whole, I end up having to break them into smaller pieces because I am afraid that they might get stuck. Hope you start doing that soon.

One week - 3 more teeth

First the two front ones showed up pretty much at the same time, and then the side one came out a few days later to even out the tooth that came early last month.  I had a big chunk of watermelon yesterday and you now bite off pieces of it and you make chewing motions as well. Toothy little munchkin.

The one thing that you do which I don't like is you've started to grind your teeth together. Mostly it's the earlier one against the two lower teeth. I am not sure how to break that terrible habit, hopefully you'll just stop. :)

Tooth #3

I saw another tooth coming in... totally by accident. We were playing pee-a-boo and I was hiding under the high chair tray and when I peeked out, you laughed and I noticed something white ... sure enough it was another tooth.

First teeth... yes there are actually 2 and not 1!

I think it should have been plural in the previous post, because it looks like both of the front teeth came at the same time... I put them as 1 day apart just because I thought that the left one peaked out first. Congratulations on your 2 little teeth, you are no longer a toothless little munchkin. :)

First tooth

Munchkin got her first tooth. Horray! For the past few days you've been sticking your tongue out like crazy and licking your lips as well as folding your lower lip where I can't even see it, not sure how good that it to teethe on your lip. I give you plenty of teething toys to put in your mouth but seems like sometimes you prefer your lip.