Teeth have a lot to answer for

I’m going to have a rant, a moan and a general feel sorry for myself post. So I will apologise for that now.  Joshua is teething again and it’s causing a nightmare for everyone involved. He is grumpy, but he seems to save this grumpiness for nap times and bedtime. It’s understandable he is grumpy, I would be to if I was in pain all the time from nasty teeth. However I was at the end of my tether this morning, nap times have always been a struggle even at the best of times. This morning it took me one hours and 40 minutes to get him to sleep, over an hour of that was crying.... well it was more screaming and wailing. Whether I was holding him, or leaving him alone in his cot it made no difference. In the end I left him in his room to cry for five minutes before going back into him. To repeat the process over and over. I sat in tears – so there was tears and snot everywhere. I’m not sure who was more upset me or Joshua? Finally I got him to sleep and he slept for 20 minutes...yes twenty bloody minutes! Doesn’t seem worth it really does it? Problem is if he doesn’t get his nap we have to contend with a grumpy baby for the rest of the day, so it’s a not win situation really! L

Now not only does teething causing a grumpy baby that doesn’t want to sleep it causes nappy rash, and in the case of Joshua really really bad nappy rash. He’s never had nappy rash, I was proud of that – but when he cut his first tooth he got sore and again now it’s even worse. Last night I was changing him and he was screaming his little head off and his skin broke and bled. Personally I blame daddy, as it wasn’t that bad before I went to work. Today we’ve invested in new cream, washing him with warm water and not baby wipes as it more gentle, then giving around 15 minutes of nappy free time, then cream before the nappy goes back on and it seems to be paying off. It’s less red and angry than it was last night. He loves his nappy free time, he carries out the great escape every time the nappy comes off. He definitely crawls his fastest straight after the nappy comes off. It’s quite amusing really...although he does not lie still again to have the nappy back on! Monkey!

On a happier note, he it not only crawling at speed but he is climbing onto his feet using anything he can to pull himself up. Coasting along furniture is his new favourite game, but then he gets confident and lets go and that always ends up with him banging his head on the floor. Followed by tears, usually though you can distract him easily and he goes back to playing.  It’s very cute, and he always looks really pleased with himself...who knows how long it will be before he is walking but he love his feet so much that it might not be long. He was holding onto a toy and walking along the floor pushing it yesterday I was uber impressed!

Anyway I think that’s enough for now, I’m sure I have bored you all senseless if you even managed to read till the end