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Finally, at nine months and 13 days we have our first tooth. The doctor was never concerned, and neither were we, as we have night sleep disturbances, but he definitively took his time. He chose to wait till we were visiting Italy for the big event, so grandma and grandpa were happy to witness such a big “first”. Tizi was the first one to notice, on September 16, when he grabbed her hand and put it into his mouth. Of course, since he always has to take us by surprise, while we had a “tooth watch” on his bottom gum, his first tooth to break through is his top left one. Now this explains why it has been a little more painful to breastfeed. Since his sleep schedule was messed up already, it is hard to say how much teething influenced all the craziness, but here we are. It is still a little difficult to see, but you can definitively feel it.

look closely…the whitish spot on the top left

The next step will be to teach him how to chew, or better gum, properly: he still tends to swallow pieces whole, but he is getting a lot of practice: he tried the classic Plasmon cookies (any self respecting Italian baby HAS to eat those…and mother as well. They are delicious), and peaches and bananas in pieces. We are also working on him feeding himself. We are not recording a huge success yet, but we are starting.

The other tooth seems to be ready to come out, but you never know. And yes he is sleeping better, but sometime still wakes up…should we blame it on the teeth?