Leave it to Beaver

There's a problem with these pictures, do you see it?

Maybe you're thinking, "what? He's cute and smiley, I don't get it!"  Maybe this will help...

I just discovered that Drew has apparently been chewing on his crib! Jason and I both noticed it the same day and had not seen anything before, but all of a sudden the rail of the crib has chips taken out of it. I guess the combo of being able to pull himself to standing and having one top tooth with the second close on the way means Drew has found the "perfect" place to soothe his gums. This wouldn't really be a problem except that Number 1, I'm not so sure that whatever coats the wood is good for him to eat/digest, and Number 2, it's not our crib!!

Does anyone have any recommendations for how to get him to stop?? The damage that's done is done, unfortunately. Perhaps we can refinish it once he's done with the crib, but for now I'd really rather him not make mulch of this wonderful loaned crib!

P.S. I hear that Jason gnawed his crib to shreds as a baby too!
P.P.S. Thank you Aunt Wynn Anne for the cute outfit he's wearing here! He fits all the onesies you sent now, and just in time for Spring weather again! And they're so cute!

For Aunt Pat

Tooth #2 arrived yesterday. Or so I believe... it arrived in much the same fashion as #1, with little pomp and circumstance. Jason was so sweet yesterday and brought Drew down to have lunch with me. He mentioned that Drew had been a little fussy all morning, so I took a peek-see and sure enough there was a little tooth that appeared to have just broken through. Perhaps it actually arrived earlier? Drew is pretty sneaky when it comes to teeth....

With all these pearly-whites arriving, I figured it was time to start up some good habits. Grandma Simpson has always made sure we get a toothbrush in our Christmas stocking every year, and Drew was not left out!

He looks like a pro already! Though I guess I'll know he's a "pro" when I have to chase him down every evening to get this done...

Off into the sunset

This week past two days Drew has:

1. Had a tooth break through (even though I didn't even know he was working on one!)
2. Made his first big forward crawling movements (not just the wiggles and rolls that eventually get him somewhere)
3. Pulled himself up to standing completely on his own (and stayed there for 30 or 40 seconds before flipping forwards over his piano causing a few tears)

I'm afraid he's going to be riding a motorcycle by next week and driving off into the sunset!

It's so rewarding to see how much he grows and changes each day, and I look forward to the little boy (and eventually grown man!) that he will become, but with each new skill I'm reminded how short my time with my little baby is.

P.S. I haven't managed to snap a picture of his tooth because a) it's only barely showing above his gums and b) anytime I try to pull his lip down to take a pic he just sticks out his tongue and licks me. I also did not capture a picture of him standing on his own yet (actually, that's the reason he flipped over the front of the piano- I was searching for my camera!). I do have a video of him "crawling" though! Yay me! (And yay for you since you get to watch it!)



(Electronics are about the only things that have enough "draw" to actually get him moving....)

Oh, and here's a picture of him sitting at his piano. The picture was, of course, snapped the moment after he fell down after standing.