Playing Outside

At our apartment, there is a little bit of yard for Matthew to play in so on Friday since we didn't make it to the park we played outside until Scott got home.  After dinner Matthew and Scott did go to the park while I went scrapbooking for a few hours.

Matthew loves this bubble gun but can't figure out how to hold it.

I have tried over and over again.

I think that it is easier for him this way but of course the bubbles end up in his face.

He did lots of investigating!

He found some pine cones.

Took a little ride on his four wheeler.

More Investigating!

Caught me taking pictures of him when he wasn't looking.

PS Guess what I discovered last week?

Matthew is getting 2 molars in on the top.

This is the first time that he hasn't had a fever for a few days before teeth have come in.

Rocking Chair

Matthew's Papa brought this little rocking chair over for him the other day.

This little rocking chair was Scott's rocking chair when he was little from his grandpa.

Matthew moves the chair all over the living room to get a better view of Sesame Street while sitting in it.

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Don't  look to close at the last picture because you will probably see snot.

Matthew started getting a runny nose on Wednesday.

He is working on another tooth on the top so at first we thought that is what was causing the runny nose.

But as the week has progressed, we believe that it is a cold.

#6

He is getting tooth #6. 

It is just breaking the gums. 

Explains why he is drooling so much.

It runs out like a faucet.

It also doesn't help that he has learned or continues to spit like a mad man.

Of course, all this drool doesn't help his already chapped lip.

Once Again

Guess What? 

Tooth #4 is working really hard to make an appearance!

Another Tooth

Matthew is finally getting his second tooth in.  It just broke the surface sometime between yesterday and this morning.  It is the bottom one on the front right side.  There might also be one trying to work it's way out on the top also.

Brushing Teeth Pictures

Last night, Matthew brushed his teeth (actually his one and only tooth) for the first time with a real toothbrush.  He had lots of fun and did a good job as you can see in the video in my previous post. 

By the time he was done he had drool everywhere!

Brushing Teeth

Here is a short video of Matthew's first time brushing his teeth.

Finally

Just had to post theses couple pictures tonight. Click on each picture to view a bigger picture and LOOK at the bottom gum. There is one little tooth trying to poke its way through (Matthew's left side) finally. He'll have one tooth hopefully for his first birthday!!!! Here's a close up!!!!

Did you see it? Not sure if teething is giving him a stuffy/runny nose or if he has a cold which is possible since Scott has had a cold for about a week now and I am starting to get it too.

Teething

Last night, Matthew was a bit clingy and just wanted to lay on one of us. He actually fell asleep on me which is very uncommon. He prefers his daddy when daddy is home. When he lets us take a peek in his mouth it looks like there is a tooth trying to break through the gum. Last night and this morning he was running a very low grade fever and was very fussy. He doesn't like orajel at ALL. He pushes our fingers out of the way with his strong little tongue. I tricked him today though. I put the orajel on his bristle gum cleaner because he loves that. A mom will do what a mom's got to do.

Still no Bumps

Matthew still has teething symptoms but still no bumps. He will not let us feel in there so we can only look when he is smiling or making his new funny face. I will post a picture when I capture on camera. He DOES NOT like baby orajel. This whole teething time is throwing his sleep patterns off. He still falls asleep good but it is later than normal. He wakes 2 to 3 hours later screaming and the only thing to do is rock him until you can put him back in the crib without him waking up. Last night he didn't want anything to do with me and had screamed harder until daddy came in and took over. Sure makes me feel horrible but I just have to realize that he is a daddy's boy and always prefers daddy over mommy. Then he is up 1 to 2 hours earlier than normal. It is also affecting how he feeds. This morning he didn't want to eat and then fell back asleep about an hour after he got up. I wonder how long this will go on. I hate to see him in so much pain. One good thing though is he has been very snuggly during the day and since daddy's not here, he does snuggle with me. Needless to say the last couple days I have not got much done around the house but he will only be little once and the housework will always be there. He has also been saying Mama a lot lately which melts my heart everytime he says it. On occassion, if you ask him to say a word he will repeat it. Just last week he said crocodile.

Teething

Matthew has been grumpy lately. His gums are slightly swollen but no spots yet. Last night Matthew did not want to sleep in his crib. He would be sleeping hard while we were holding him in the rocking chair (even Snoring!) but everytime we tried putting him in the crib he woke up screaming. Scott ending up sleeping on the couch with him and it was a rough night for both of them. Matthew couldn't get comfortable and cried often. Finally at 4 this morning I woke up to Matthew screaming and Scott telling me it was my turn. I tried everything. So when Scott got up at 5, we had breakfast. By 6 Matthew was sleeping in his crib so hopefully he will wake up in a better mood.

To ease the pain of teething I put an ice cube in his mesh feeder (by Munchkins). He loved it! He also loves freeze pops too! They are a little bit messier than the ice cube though.