Can I gnaw on your arm?
(From Elliot’s point of view) Wow! Just when I think my body is the way it’s going to be for a while, something changes. I’ve got more teeth coming in - again! Starting to wonder how many I’m going to get. I’m getting what Mommy calls molars and it must be a pretty big deal because my gums hurt! There are 2 molars poking out on the top and my bottom gums are swollen where it looks like 2 more teeth will be coming in soon. I’m chewing on my fingers all the time and Mommy and Daddy keep giving me my feeder with frozen melon in it - yummm!! But nothing beats grabbing Mommy’s arm and chomping down - don’t get why she keeps jumping and screaming “ouch!” Eating really bites right now - I can’t chew my veggies so I drop them on the floor when Mommy isn’t looking and Marley eats them so fast no one is the wiser. But apparently Mommy has superhero hearing and I don’t always get away with it. So lately, Mommy’s been making my own veggie gumbo by grinding up my veggies like carrots, green beans and sweet potatoes and mixing them with brown rice and squash. The squash is like the glue that holds it all together - pretty yummy and all I have to do is sit there and chew! And I’ve got this new thing on my crib called a gummy rail. Mommy called me a little beaver because I’ve been chewing on my crib rail but now I can chew on it all I want without eating varnish, whatever that is. Mommy’s friends told her to soak a rag in peppermint schnopps and let me suck on it but she said if she was going to soak a rag in peppermint schnopps, she was going to suck on it herself. Schnopps sound good. Well, I will let you know when the teeth are in - can’t wait to see what new foods I can eat with those chompers.