Teeth

After 9 Months, Elliot is finally getting some teeth. Click on the picture to see it bigger. Everyone has told us that there is really no set time when the teeth should come, but we were starting to get worried. So now he has these two little bumpy guys poking up at the same time from the bottom. He has been a lot more whiny lately, but never really inconsolable. We have tried to give him all sorts of things that are cold or rubbery to make him feel better, but either none of them work, or none of them hold his interest long enough to work. Even with these two little nubs he can already smash cheerios and eat stuff from our plates. He has tried potatoes, chili, mandarin oranges, marshmallows, tortilla chips, and other things. I think after 9 months of flavorless rice cereal, formula, and barely flavored baby foods, it is a bizarre experience for him to try flavors. Watching his face is fun. He usually doesn't like anything at first, but then he gets used to it and ends up liking it. He is like his father and eats a lot. My mom said that the later the teeth come in the straighter they will be. So, if that's true, he will have pretty straight ones.
This other picture is just a picture of him I took that I like.