Where's the manual?

If I had a dollar for every time I was asked. . ."Do you think he's teething"?

Let me tell you, this newbie mom is clueless. Months ago, he started drooling enough to fill a swimming pool. That's when the questions started. Well the pediatrician at his 4 month told me not to get too excited. Excess drool and putting everything in his mouth was just part of his development. Wow, I guess things could be worse. Oh, and they do. . .

Then started the nighttime fussiness. Well, we thought, okay this is it. Then. . .the fussiness went away and nothing. Hmmmm. Well, maybe these things take time.

So then he starts not only putting everything in his mouth, but then he is chewing on it. Blankets, tags (oh, how he loves tags) fingers, his feet (maybe this is a yoga move) toys, mommy. . .they all get the gummy wrath of Grayson. But still no pearly whites.

The most recent is spitting up. Steven had a 24 hour bug on Saturday. . .so it may be that Gray picked something up. But wow, he is spitting up everything. I gave him some bananas last night to see if that would help. BRAT diet. . .mom's mentioned it before. . .banana's, rice, apple juice, ??? what's the 'T' for??? Anyhow, this morning before we all had made it out the door, Grayson had made sure that we were all christened. Thanks bud. So maybe this is it. . .maybe it's just more leading up to it. Just like he had to raise his head first, then roll on one side, then the other, then before we new it he is rolling around everywhere.

It would be nice if there was a manual. Sure there are lot's of books to help. But every child is different. A manual, a good warranty, and a return policy. We don't get any of that. Of course, it wouldn't matter anyways. I can't imagine starting my days out right now without a little baby puke and that gummy smile.