Thankful Thursday - The Teething Continues

It's been another tough week in the Ault household. Poor little Ian is really struggling with the teething ordeal. He is getting a bunch of teeth all at the same time and he is just miserable. He wants to be loved and snuggled all day long, which is very sweet, but it makes it incredibly difficult to get anything else accomplished. I literally cannot put him down or he bucks, flails around and lets out the most blood curdling scream you have ever heard......and he simply will not stop unless I pick him up and walk him around (me and no one else).....which still doesn't work a good portion of the time. The poor little man honestly has been screaming for almost 6 of the 12 hours he is awake on most days, and probably 7 hours today. After 2 solid weeks of this I'm in a bit of a funk. It's amazing how rotten you feel when there is nothing you can do to alleviate discomfort for your baby, and I'm positive it is no picnic for him either.

I'm out of ideas on what to do to help him. I've done frozen washcloths, popsicles, Tylenol, teething rings, and this new fancy teething pacifier that was given to me in the nursery at church on Sunday, but nada tostada, nothing seems to help. I'm in unchartered territory here because Annalise didn't have these issues with teething. She had a bad day here and there, but not this constant curse of new (and very slow to erupt) teeth. So again, this is my plea for some teething advice if anyone out there has some.


Ian is begging for your pearls of wisdom.




His mommy is failing miserably and he needs your assistance.






So here I sit at my computer late on Thursday night fully aware that the last post I made was last week for Thankful Thursday. I had huge aspirations for this week and lots of great stories to tell....I'll keep my fingers crossed for next week. I was going to add a great story tonight about David Del Dotto, but I'm simply too exhausted. So I'll get on that sometime other than right now because I am ready to do a face-plant onto my keyboard.

This week my Thankful Thursday points are:

- I'm thankful that teething is not a continual process like growing hair or nails!!

- I'm thankful that Jay Leno is back on the air next week.....yahoo! I have missed him so.

- I'm thankful that Annalise has made some little friends and for the afternoon we enjoyed at the Art Museum with them on Wednesday. Check out Create Playdates at the Denver Art Museum if you have little ones younger than 5. They are so much fun, and FREE!

- I'm thankful that the weather is cooling off. I got to wear a sweatshirt this week.....and most importantly, I ditched my flip-flops for socks and tennis shoes and can stop being embarrassed of the wrecked, old and chipped pedicure that I'm sporting......bleck.

- I'm thankful that the boys are getting into the groove of school and really seem to be enjoying it. Zach is loving baseball and the new found freedom of having a car and Trev is totally engrossed in marching band and the friends that he has made within that group.

- I'm thankful for the preacher at our church. He is really good at challenging people to be much better than they are, and he's not afraid to tell you to buck up and live like you are really thankful for what Jesus has done for you. I won't speak for anyone else, but I need to hear that more often than I would like to admit.

- I'm thankful for Starbucks Caramel Apple Cider. They are simply amazing. I started drinking them when I was pregnant and REALLY wanted coffee but REALLY wanted to avoid the caffeine. This is the perfect time of year to have one. Try it, it'll change your life.

- I'm thankful for the super comfy bed that is just a few short steps away from me....man am I spent.


Goodnight all and happy Thankful Thursday,
Kristen