Mallory's in his ExerSaucer, talk-chanting to the Smiley Sun. I imagine he's saying "Oh, Baby's First Sun God, Oh Smiling One, Oh One that Rattles When I Grab Him, How I Worship You."

Plei, my Mom swore by kosher dills when we were teething. They stayed cold and had just the right amount of give.

Ha!

Sadly, she's still too young for those, too. (Or not so sadly, because the dills in the house won't be ready to eat for another 10 days.) Hell, she's too young to be able to properly handle the teething rings; she's just figured out she has hands. Though, as the pictures suggest, she's also figured out what to do with them: [link]

Oh, that's right--Annabel didn't seriously teethe until around 6 months, so I forgot.

What's up with this early teething thing, anyhow? I wasn't exactly prepared for it. Pete blames the comics, says I obviously did something weird trying to get her super powers, and this is my punishment or some such rot.

Seriously, though, she's comfortable most of the time. It only seems to bug her when she's already bugged by something else.

Raq, when I put Lily in her swing, I swear she's plotting with the bear and the seal.

What's up with this early teething thing, anyhow? I wasn't exactly prepared for it. Pete blames the comics, says I obviously did something weird trying to get her super powers, and this is my punishment or some such rot.

Julia teethed early, although it wasn't *this* early. She was about 4 months. Poor Lily, and poor Mama and Daddy, too. Is she too young for Baby Ora-jel? It's a topical gel you rub on the gums. It might provide temporary relief, during her biggest freak outs.

The Tylenol may not be the culprit for the tummy upset. It might be something to try again, in a day or so.

My husband's aunts would tell you to rub whiskey on her gums, but I won't and wouldn't have done it. They seemed to not understand my choice.

Oh, I forgot. How did the wedding go for you? I mean obviously it wasn't fun having Lily reveal her secret identity as Super Crank. But were you relatively happy with what you wore, and feeling good about yourself? What did you do with your hair? Were you comfy?

I mean obviously it wasn't fun having Lily reveal her secret identity as Super Crank.

She was really good for most of it, and only got cranky towards the end of the night, so her secret identity is still safe.

Mostly, I felt hot. As in, overly warm. Many people, west-facing building, weak or no AC. People I hadn't wanted to see... were not there! Shocking, I know.

I wore the Motherwear dress (they run a little large, so if I order another like it, I may go with a large instead of an XL), black low heeled Munro opera shoes, which I linked to in Natter a while back. I think they proved that I shouldn't buy shoes online, for as cute as they are, and as much room as they have in the toebox, I still get smushed from the top down. Thick. My feet are thick. They are barely wide, but they are thick. I propose a new shoe measurement: depth. I'd be a 6CD under my system (which would go, shallow, medium, deep). Right, back to the outfit, a crocheted bolero top from Target, black nylons that I ditched after the ceremony when they sprung a second run (new pair, Hanes, never buying them again), a garnet necklace and earrings, and my usual rings (wedding set, and an antique solitaire on my right hand that's only mine until she turns 16, then she gets it).

Makeup was 50s-ish: black liner, black mascara, strong brow, deep red lips. Hair was as usual. It's pretty much wash and wear with this cut.

There are no photos of me, on account of the hot.

People I hadn't wanted to see... were not there!

I have the same thing going on with my feet. There are lots of shoes I can't wear, because they cut across the top of my feet. For some reason, it seems worse with the low shoes. I think I have a high instep or something.

The all-put-together outfit sounds lovely, except for the hot part. I went to a wedding on a 90-something degree day in August, maybe 8 years ago, or so. The air conditioning was broken. Dinner was served buffet style. We were in line to get our food, when I suddenly felt a small, cool breeze. I realized I was standing close to the ever-shrinking ice sculpture. For the rest of the night, I found whatever reason I could to stand near it, and told nobody of my secret cooling plan, except for dh. Heat + fancy clothes = awful. I don't know how the bride stood it. She was in a fairly traditional gown. They would have had to take me out on a stretcher.

Makeup was 50s-ish: black liner, black mascara, strong brow, deep red lips. Hair was as usual. It's pretty much wash and wear with this cut.

Pretty pretty!

With one exception, every wedding I've been to was either way too hot or way too cold.

Lily looks like a little doll in her tulip dress!

You know what sucks? Doing your hair and putting on makeup, then catching yourself in the mirror and still looking like you just woke up.

What's up with this early teething thing, anyhow? I wasn't exactly prepared for it. Pete blames the comics, says I obviously did something weird trying to get her super powers, and this is my punishment or some such rot.

O started at three months. We lived by the frozen washclothes. I think he actually got every single tooth he was supposed to have by 10 months. So, on the bright side, we are completely done with teething until the 2 year molars come in.

Possible numberslutting to wish Plei good luck with the early teething escapades.

Dressed-up Lily is such a doll.

I'm with you on the movement to have shoes come in depth measurements. I have bone spurs on the top of my feet.