We're going on 2 weeks of cold/flu season here. The person I feel the most sorry for is little Meimei. She kicked off flu season in style by puking all over the place--while staying home with a babysitter, no less. A week later, she caught the cold the rest of us have been sharing. Then a few days ago, she decided to reach for some toys just out of her reach, toppling over face-first into our TV stand, leaving her with this nice red bruise across her face (see above). And if that wasn't enough, yesterday and today she just popped out her first two teeth! Poor little baby!
Meimei has been drooling profusely for about 2 1/2 months now. Right when she started, everyone chalked it up to teething. I know this last little while can be attributed to teething, but the first month and a half? I attribute it mostly to the fact that she leaves her mouth open and doesn't swallow. You try that! Teething or not, you're going to get some slobber on your shirt.
Now that the teeth have popped up, the flu has passed, the cold is getting better, and the bruise has faded to a soft yellow, things are starting to look good for our little Meimei. If the rest of us follow, we may get into the Christmas spirit again here pretty soon. Wouldn't that be merry?
5 comments:
Poor baby! And poor YOU! Yuck. I hate when babies get sick!!
Very cute picture of our Meimei! FYI: "Some babies just don't know what to do with their spit, so out it rolls," says Andrea McCoy, M.D., a medical director at Temple University Children's Medical Center in Philadelphia... Teething is an unlikely cause of a leaky mouth (though it can make one worse). Drooling typically begins between 2 and 4 months, but in most cases, those first pearly whites don't pop through until 6 to 9 months. So don't break out the teething ring if dribble is your baby's only symptom." I love the leaky mouth cause! I wonder if she keeps her mouth open because her nose is plugged.
Being sick is part of the holiday tradition, didn't you know? Merry Christmas!
Hahahaha! Poor girl, but she can really pull off the drool look. What a cute girl!
I hear a lot of people chalk drooling up to teething too, but when my kids have been drooly it's not because they've been getting teeth. Usually their drool rate has declined by the time the teeth actually show up.
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