All I Want for Christmas…

Titus has been a little drool factory for the past two months, slobbering all over everything south of his mouth. We’ve had a number of people state that they were sure he was teething, but we had resolved to wait until we actually saw a tooth.

On Friday (Nov 24th), Titus was chewing on my finger when I felt a bit of a sharp prick. I tried to actively find the tooth, but couldn’t. The next day, Titus was chewing on his Auntie Beth’s finger when she exclaimed that she felt a tooth! Sure enough, there was a bit of white showing through his gums, right about where his Right Mandibular Central should be (right front tooth on the bottom)!

Of course, with all the happiness that ensued, we forgot that teething is an annoying if not painful process to the one being toothed, and Titus proceeded to stay up the whole night in fitful sleep. The next day, we hit the local Walmart and grabbed some Baby Orajel.

Let me tell you about this Orajel stuff…I like to try the things we’re using on Titus (vitamins, rice cereal, sweet potatoes, Orajel, etc.) if possible, and this was no exception. I slathered some of the stuff between my bottom lip and gums and waited for the effects of the bubble-gum flavored goo. Thinking that the results would be baby-sized on an adult, I was surprised when my whole mouth turned warm and started to tingle. A few seconds later I started to loose feeling…not just on the spot where I deposited the Orajel, but all over my mouth, including my tongue! Fortunately, this wasn’t a Novocain-like numbness, so I didn’t start drooling all over the place, but it sure did surprise me with it’s potency!

After all that, we still used the stuff on the little guy, and it seems that Titus is able to sleep because of it. That means more rest for us all, and a much more pleasant time when we’re awake!

Chock this one up to being careful what you wish for–I never knew a first tooth could turn into so much work!