Rare is the occassion that I am holding him (head on my shoulder) and I don't have a large wet spot on my shoulder within 10 seconds.
He started drooling noticeably much more around 3.5 months. At that time, Em was convinced he must be teething early because it was such a radical difference in the amount of drool this kid would produce.
If he is on a blanket or on one of his play toys that he stands up in.....the area around his mouth (and a foot in either direction) is so wet they could reasonably be confused for having been left out in a hurricane.
The other day, I was playing with Owen by lifting him over my head while I was seated. I didn't see it happen, but I felt it. A massive (at least it felt massive) amount of drool splatted directly into my eyeball. It startled me a little and I rushed to get him securely into my lap so I could squeegee the spit from my eye.....and I had to start laughing a little. If this had happened with one of my nieces or nephews.....I'm sure I wouldn't have acted as calmly. There is something about having your own little one that you just aren't rattled by their bodily functions or excretions.
And just in case you were wondering.....we're keeping him. We aren't sending him to any adoption agency because of that one incident. (But if it happens again.......)
Ocoee teethed...aka drooled for months before her first tooth. We ended up getting her the new agey amber teething necklace. They also have anklets for boys. It worked after 2 weeks with cutting the drool out completely! People always say how cute it is, but it was because she was droooling so much she would soak 5-10 bibs a day! They do work even though sorta weird and hippish. Merry Christmas
ReplyDeleteThanks Janelle, we'll have to look into it! I can't follow him around w/ a burp rag 24/7 anymore;). Merry Alaskan Christmas to you guys!
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