One last tooth

Matthew has one last molar coming in on the top right side of his mouth. He is early to have nearly all his teeth by 2 years old. This past week he was up nearly every night in pain. He would wake up around 1:30am and cry until we consoled him back to sleep. Andy and I took turns getting up in the night. We would give him some tylenol and then take him onto the balcony and sing to him until he was relaxed enough to go back to bed. A few times we tried to skip steps and he would not go back to sleep until we did all of the steps above.

He may have experienced a stomach ache one night because I made some hashbrowns and put too much olive oil so Andy and I were both feeling ill afterwards. He is pretty good about telling us what he wants but sometimes he just cries and you have to play the guessing game. He will say "change diaper" when he has pooped so that is nice for us to know. We haven't made much progress with the potty lately but we are not in a rush so that's fine with us.

Ana Paula watched Matthew Friday night while we went out to dinner for Andy's work function. Matthew put up a big fit when we left but a couple of minutes later he was showing Ana Paula all of his toys. She was impressed with him talking so much and he is developing such a little personality. She has been a wonderful asset for us just living right across the street and available whenever we need her.

On Saturday, we went out for breakfast at Angelas and then played around the house with playdoh, colors, and his new tricycle. After the after noon nap, I took him on a bike ride in the neighborhood and Matthew loved it. The weather was in the mid-70s and the sunshine felt great. Then I took him to the indoor pool at the YMCA where Matthew had so much fun splashing in the water. He kicks his feet with so much energy when he gets in the water. Now if I can only get him to move his arms at the same time.

Sunday was another beautiful day. At 7am, we watched the Cowboys stadium implosion while eating breakfast. Matthew had his cowboys pajamas on coincidentally. We could feel the rumbling at our house. We went to church and Matthew played in the nursery and then we went to Kels for breakfast afterwards. Matthew sits in the booster seat next to me in the booth and he likes to be sitting at the same table as opposed to sitting in a high chair. Besides the sleepless nights lately, he has become much easier to handle. He knows the routine and he doesn't cry too often. We make sure he takes his naps within his normal routine and that always keeps him in a good mood.

As we approach another work week, we hope that Matthew will be able to sleep through the night this week. He did fine over the weekend so hopefully the worst is behind us.