Teething

So I've got lots to post about...we just got back from a trip to Houston and New Orleans and I'm going back to work this Sunday. I'll post pictures and recap our trip soon.

As for the teething... Gavin started to have a cough yesterday and it seemed to be worse today, so I took him to his pediatrician. As he was getting his temperature taken (rectally, of course), I was covering him from the top with a diaper in case he peed. Suddenly, the nurse jumps back and I hear and see him projectile poop all over the exam table, her hands and the thermometer. I quickly move the diaper to cover his butt and just as I do, he starts peeing! Needless to say, he was a mess and I was very glad that I always bring a change of clothes for him. The nurse was very sweet and just laughed about it.

Anyway, after a thorough exam, the pediatrician said that Gavin is not sick at all...he's just teething. At his 2 month well-baby visit a few weeks ago, the pediatrician had pointed out that he was beginning to teethe (the top 2 middle teeth). This time, he looked and showed me that they are even more visible under the gums now. It seems like no one completely agrees on what symptoms occur with teething or why they occur, but the following are often seen with teething: diarrhea, low grade fever, drooling, cough, runny nose....all of which Gavin has right now. So it could be a while (weeks to months) before the teeth actually pop through, but he's definitely teething, even though he's at the younger end of the spectrum.