When you have a Big Brother...

...Iron Man becomes a great teether!

 And speaking of teething, that little Iron Man must have helped Riley, because she cut her first tooth last week.  I went to dinner with friends Tuesday night and was commenting on how Riley's been sleeping like crap lately, and Hannah asked if she was teething.  I told her no because I honestly didn't think that was what was causing her sleep issues.  In my mind, a teething baby that's up all night is crying and miserable because it hurts - she'd wake up and giggle and bounce up and down ready to party!  Well, the next day, we're at lunch and Riley starts gnawing on my finger.  All of a sudden, I screamed because she bit me!  I totally wasn't expecting her to bite me!  And the funniest part...she cut her upper lateral incisor (I call it a fang), just like Gavin did.  My kids, the vampires...  When Gavin cut his first tooth (which wasn't until almost 9 months, so Riley's ahead of him on this milestone), he then had 4 within 3 weeks, so we'll see if hers all come in quickly, too. 

Teething?

Man, it's been a long few nights. I think Gavin's teeth must be bothering him. We've been doing so well with the sleep situation, and I didn't want to rush in and get him every time he woke up, but we also have Alex here staying with us, and I hated that he was screaming and keeping everyone up. Friday night he was awake from 10:30 until probably 1...eventually Jarrod and I gave in and let him watch Elmo in bed with us just so he wouldn't cry. He fell asleep on me, but woke back up around 3:30 and cried for an hour straight. Not even Elmo could calm him! Saturday, he woke up again around 3...Jarrod was the one that finally got him to sleep by rocking him and laying in his room with him for an hour. Sunday night he slept all night - almost 12 hours actually! But, last night...again...uggh! He woke up around 12:30. I went in to give him Motrin since I forgot to give it to him before he went to bed, but he refused to take it. He laid in bed with us for a little while, but it wasn't helping, so I finally went in and tried rocking him and singing to him in his room. I did get him to sleep, but as soon as he heard me leaving he was awake again and crying even harder. Jarrod came in and got him calmed down probably around 2 and I slept on his floor for the rest of the night. Not fun! These molars better just come all the way in real fast!