1st Tooth!

So since the last time I've blogged my daughter has cut her first tooth... this week actually! Its quite surreal when you think that I have waited a long time for her tooth to come through- when I actually believed that her eye tooth would be coming through and now her front right tooth has arisen from her gums. And I am very excited :)
We even made Pancakes to celebrate this mile stone occasion.
I didn't even know that she was even teething- sure the signs were there: rash around the mouth, rash on her bum, but she wasn't really miserable or groggy, as far as I could tell. But the other day I had an urge to feel her gums and boom there it was: a hard sharp edge gnawing at my finger.
So now we wait for the next one(s).
I think part of this teething episode, and otherwise my child's extraordinary brilliance she has learnt click her tongue to make clicking sound, and does it especially when we do it first. She loves to copy, to our delight. I love it when one can follow on developments of our children, delighting in them and melting like marshmallows in their hands as they charm the socks off us! It"s pure bliss being a parent. That bliss slowly dissipates when they wake at night, the cold winters night, when the last thing you want to do is get out of bed. Thank goodness I am sleep training. Soon we will have wake-free nights.
Until next time, enjoy your TinyTot and remember: Motherhood is a gift to be cherished!

Foodies time...

Feeding Solids has become more of a challenge lately for me, as my little one has become a bit of a picky eater. I am quite a picky eater myself, and I was hoping to eliminate that being passed on the my next generation, but let's see how that goes.
Ever mother will know that feeding solids in the beginning is hair raising, as your baby has no idea to open its mouth when the food comes, and also has to slowly get used to the taste of the new substance in its mouth. This is an ongoing process trying to introduce  new foods and tastes and textures to your little one. But it gets easier as time goes by.
But now I have the typical Television model of a baby who, when food comes near her mouth, starts pursing her lips or sticks her tongue out blowing raspberries, never mind that i have put so much effort into cooking and preparing this food for her. Now when I try to show her that she will actually like it, she will shake her head down, or to the side; needless to say that she will then have porridge or butternut in her hair, ears, cheeks, you name it. To my frustration and to her excitement! She looks so proud of herself when refusing to eat- trying to show me that she is Boss! She has another thing coming for her...
Sometimes I feel like monster mom, as  I get so frustrated with her trying everything in her power not to eat (although once she does get some food in her mouth-she actually likes it), I then hold her head and "force feed" her, but only when i know she actually likes it. I'm not that horrible... Once you step back and observe the damage, the food has then fallen everywhere, and planted itself all over her- hence the fact that she gets a bath AFTER her supper time. But the food has dropped on her legs, between her legs and chair, on the high chair table front, even I am full of it sometimes! Sometimes I laugh, sometimes I want to cry! depending on my mood-which is very unpredictable still! who says hormones go back to normal after pregnancy? (see my post Hormones Shmormones).
Though times are frustrating the odd day arrives when she decides to actually open her mouth willingly and eat. It is rewarding to find that she is enjoying her mouthfulls. As long as she is getting some food in her tummy for nutrients etc I am happy.
So, enjoy feeding your little one, it is memorable times, and
Until next time, enjoy your TinyTot and remember: Motherhood is a gift to be cherished!