A couple of days ago Juniper's first 1/2 birthday was celebrated with the emergence of her two front teeth coming in. Today, the poor thing is quite miserable.
I knew that there were going to be aspects of mothering that would be hard. I knew that one of them would be wanting to take away my child's pain and worrying for them. I expected this to be particularly hard for me because I already do those things for others I love. And mothering has been hard in a few ways, but this is a new difficulty. People said teething is a rough period, but I didn't predict this. I just feel so bad for her, she is so far from her usual self. She took her longest nap is such a long time. She's been trying to play, but just moans and cries while trying. I forced cold bananas into her mouth and she realized that that felt good, but she was so tired she couldn't keep her head up. Runny nose and now quite a cough. Actually I am worried that she is sick and it is not her teeth because this is worse than either of the colds she has had.
It also makes her seem older. It is funny how some of the little mild stones make her seem more and more "like a real little girl" as I like to put it. And I am already, saying "No, I don't want my baby to grow up." Luckily, it is fun to see each new quality she gains. And for me too, I feel subtle changes and differences in myself. A real mom (mum) :). That makes me smile all over. I need to remember that tonight in the middle of the night when she struggling. :)
We tired to take a picture of her newly emerging teeth yesterday, but it didn't work. They are already more predominant today, but I am not even going to think about trying to take one today. Soon enough. I will have to add one to the blog later.
The song (blog title) is fitting though.
