Nib's Teeth

Well that explains the inconsolable crying, waking up every hour, not eating, and general crankiness: my girl Nib is teething again.

She is finally getting all four eye teeth in her little mouth. We've had a devil of a time getting this girl to eat enough solid food in the last few months; she is underweight for her age group and the doctor is concerned. Problem is, she likes to play with the food, but only eats a little bit of it -- this leads to force feeding in a desperate attempt to get some kind of calories in her.

Toddlers have their own minds, unfortunately. She has also learned that she can spit food back out, even after we have managed to shovel it in her mouth. By contrast, Nub, our other toddler, is cramming as much food as he can fit into his mouth -- go champ! We think he might be gearing up for a growth spurt, which would be awesome for him (he's also on the munchkin size scale).