In the past three days, Sean has had two teeth pop through his gums! It’s the lower two middle incisors, generally the first to come in (according to the books). Their partners in the gum above look poised to make their own entrance sometime soon. But it looks like the worst of the pain of the lower two is over (for Sean, anyway… for mom it’s only just begun).
Yesterday, with the help of a small army of friends, we converted our guest room / office into a full nursery, moving Sean’s crib from our bedroom to one of his very own. This was due to a hellish week of nights where he’d wake constantly and not go back to sleep well. Diagnosis: the ‘double whammy’ (as Erin puts it) of growth spurt and teething. Anyway, this past week both Ben and I were up every time Sean was due to crib location. Now only one of us has to get up when he’s up. Much better. Last night was his first night there and he did quite well. It took several hours to get him to sleep, as he seemed to be rather disoriented and upset (and, it turns out, the second tooth was about to erupt). But once he was asleep the rest of the night proceeded pretty normally, although we both got up for breastfeeding, as I haven’t yet figured out how to get him out of the crib and onto my lap with a boppy underneath him — at least in a smooth way.
Here’s a little video of Sean on his 4 month birthday. Who knew such momentous events were to occur soon after?
