Improvised tooth brushing

Recently Annie bought Sophie a tube of baby tooth and gum cleaner and a little green toothbrush with the softest bristles we could find.

Anyone who knows Sophie at all, knows that she does not sit still — unless she is sleeping — so getting her teeth brushed is sometimes a game of improvised juggling and brushing for Annie — and for me, when I get a chance to help out with the tooth brushing.

Interestingly enough, Sophie loves her toothbrush and the way it tickles her gums. Unless she is super ornery, she giggles and giggles through the brushing while meandering around on our bed with Annie trying to keep the brush in her mouth doing it's job.

Sophie's teeth are coming in really fast, too. She, at last count, has five (almost six) teeth — two on bottom, three (almost four) on top. Her choppers are coming in so quickly that she is in her terrible teething mood almost every day right now. And she is in the habit of biting everything from Annie's knuckles and legs to my shirts. 

Even when she's ornery and getting teeth in though she has her shining moments when she just laughs and laughs and smiles about everything. She is a mommy-and-a-daddy's girl, depending on what time of day it is.   

Also, I'm still trying to work through a mess of stuff from the past month. I'm full of excuses, but most of them surround the fact that we don't have the internet at home. That makes it difficult for me to set aside time around work to sit at the office and blog. I'm working on some spectacular posts and have some awesome pictures of Sophie from recent weeks that I would love to share.

Look forward to it. It may be a month or two, but it will come.