Teething with Breanna is a killer. Hayley had horrible teething days but they were generally short-lived, whereas this time it’s dragging. Breanna has had the same super-sharp corner sticking out from her gums for days now and the damn thing won’t come in. It’s making her (understandably) cranky and sometimes I forget what her happy mood is. I gave her Tempra 15 minutes ago and now she’s snoring on my shoulder. If that tooth doesn’t come all the way in soon, I’m going to poke something sharp directly into my skull. Or buy a bottle of tequila; both sound equally painful.

So anyway, do you know what happens when your baby finally decides that food isn’t so bad, and hey this squash is really tasty? What happens is you wonder why you thought it was a good idea to introduce food, and you wonder if you can get a garden hose installed in your kitchen.

Mmm, squash.

In other news, thanks to Hayley, our family is bigger again. This is Henry, our Syrian hamster. He’s still very shy and hasn’t quite gotten used to his new environment yet, but he is very cute and soft, and last night he let me pet him for quite awhile; I think it was in thanks for replacing the box in this picture with a margarine container to use as a house.

“Show me how excited you are about Henry, Hayley.”
“Okay – Eeeeeee!”

And for no real reason, Breanna looking happy in between fits of being cranky over the tooth situation, and also the fact that she still can’t crawl or walk despite her incredible desire to do so.