Teething- need I say more?

It happens to all babies, and now it is happening to Roselyn. She is getting new teeth ( at least two on top and two on bottom by my count) and her mouth hurts- bad. So she cries...and cries...and cries (yes, she is even crying now as I write this blog). As a mother, you feel helpless. You want to relieve the pain, but there is only so much one can do. I used to say I would stay clear of Orajel and other numbing agents, but at this point Roselyn is getting her dose of Tylenol (or Motrin), Orajel, and teething tablets. Do they make a difference? Hard to tell since even when Roselyn is not crying she seems so unhappy. Or it could just be her being tired. Sleep has been hard to come by these last few days. When I check on her crying at night she usually has her fist in her mouth with an expression on her face that reads, "I am in pain". Roselyn also tends to have conjestion when she is teething. That means with the tears and drool comes snot. I was only giving her the pacifier at bedtime, but seeing that is one of the few things that kind of relaxes her, it has been a permanent feature in her mouth the last three days. I have tried cold items for her to chew, but she refuses to put anything in her mouth. Well, besides Cheerios, that is. Now that I think about it, any food seems to make she half way normal again. Could there be a baby Tylenol made out of Cheerios?
On the flip side, her mind was definitely off her teeth when we visited Nathan and Anna Woods in Kennesaw and attended the Pork and Peaches festival. Rob ate BBQ while I enjoyed looking at all the purses, aprons, and jams for sale. Roselyn was content sitting in her stroller playing with the paper fan given out at one of the booths. Nathan and Anna have a greyhound at their home that Roselyn also found amusing. That is something else that tends to relieve teething pain- dogs. Sometimes I feel Roselyn loves our dog Mac best of all. She is always so happy when he walks by. Roselyn makes Mac happy because she feeds him, you guessed it, Cheerios.