Stuck in Teething Hell

Poor little Alessio is getting his first tooth. When I first saw the little white mark in his gums accompanied by all the drool I was excited. It was a big milestone is in growth and development. That was about a week ago. But now everything has changed. The little white tooth that I once thought was so cute has grown to become my arch enemy. As it pushes through his sensitive little gums he is writhing in pain. The past two days have been so challenging. For the past month or so our days have been filled with joy, laughter and general happiness and I was able to manage any fussiness with ease. Now I just don't know what to do. I'm trying everything I can to make him comfortable, but to no avail. He is crying and pulling on him gums all day. To make matters worse we are staying with friends since our apartment is occupied with the new tenants. So on top of feeling like I can't help my baby I also feel bad that his fussiness is bothersome to our friends. I keep checking the tooth with my finger just hoping it will finally push through so that he will get some relief. I don't know how much longer I can stand to see him in pain. There is a bottle of whiskey on the counter that is looking more and more tempting (not for me, for Alessio's gums, although a little for me might make me feel better too :)

On another note Marco is expected to arrive in California today. They have been driving since Monday morning. The funny thing is that their entire drive across country has been nothing but clear skies and sunny weather until they crossed the Nevada/California border and it was snowing!!! Snow in May??? This weather is absurd. Hopefully by the time we are there in July normal California weather will have resumed.

Back to Alessio's tooth. I wonder how long it will take for this tooth to cut through. I hope he's better by Monday. We have our flight to France on Monday evening and that's the last thing we need, Alessio to have one more reason to cry on the plane. Poor baby. Please feel better.