A checklist

[nmg]

• Restlessness, irritability and disturbed sleep patterns? Check.
• Sore, red gums? Not clear.
• Flushed cheeks? Check.
• Loss of appetite? If by that you mean lots of little feeds rather than substantial big feeds, then yes.
• A slight rise in temperature (but not above 39°C, which indicates a fever)? Check.
• Dribbling (which may cause a rash or sore, chapped skin on the chin)? Check.
• A sudden desire to chew anything they can lay their hands on? Check.
• An urge to bite? Judging by the gum marks on ias's arm this morning, yes.

Either the garklet is turning into a vampire, or he's starting to teethe. He's not shown any sensitivity to either garlic or sunlight, so I assume that the latter is more likely to be the case.

Comments

[nmg.livejournal.com]

The sucking and chewing on anything that comes within range is rather lovely, I must say, but not as endearing as the way that he fixates and just falls on the intended subject of his sucking (which in turn is not as endearing as the the way in which, when particularly satisfied with his lot in life, he tries to gurgle at ias with a mouthful of nipple - that's just hilarious).

On the other hand, he left ias with lovebites on her upper arm this morning, despite having made it quite clear that he wasn't hungry and wasn't interested in milk, just the sucking.

[jow-n-chris.livejournal.com]

What a lovely picture of the little bloke!

[nmg.livejournal.com]

Thanks! There are a bunch more of Cheery!Alex here.

[jow-n-chris.livejournal.com]

Smiley baby! Excellent pics.

[ngma.livejournal.com]

Great photos, can't believe how much he's changed since we saw you all at Christmas;-)