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#1 Post by kayrharris » Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:39 pm

Chapman has his first tooth.

Should be getting that 2nd one soon.
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#2 Post by sunflower » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:09 pm

How exciting!! :)

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#3 Post by MarleysGh0st » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:13 pm

Grandkid brags are not gratuitous posts! :D

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#4 Post by Ritterskoop » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:13 pm

I guess the tooth fairy is not of much help in these situations.
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#5 Post by silvercamaro » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:27 pm

kayrharris wrote:Chapman has his first tooth.

Should be getting that 2nd one soon.
Oh, no.

Once a kid gets his first tooth, he wants another one.
Once a kid gets two teeth, he wants a toothbrush.
Once a kid gets a toothbrush, he wants solid food.
Once a kid gets solid food, he wants candy.
Once a kid gets candy, he wants Santa Claus to come at Christmas.

Really, Kay, all of this stuff gets out of hand quickly. There's no end to it. Do something!
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#6 Post by kayrharris » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:28 pm

I bought him one of these. Fisher Price Rainforest high chair. Has all kinds of stuff for him to play with. He loves it!


Why didn't they have these things when my kids were little??



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#7 Post by Beebs52 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:34 pm

kayrharris wrote:I bought him one of these. Fisher Price Rainforest high chair. Has all kinds of stuff for him to play with. He loves it!


Why didn't they have these things when my kids were little??



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Because they dang well did all right with their stick and a rock! And they LIKED it!

Congrat to Chap on the toof.
Well, then

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#8 Post by frogman042 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:36 pm

kayrharris wrote:Chapman has his first tooth.

Should be getting that 2nd one soon.
Congrats! It is probably the most fun for the grandparents on these occasions - depending on how easy of a time Chapman had, it may or may not have been fun for the parents or Chapman - some of our kids toothed quite easily - others had a rougher time. Hope this one was fairly gentle.

Teething babies tend to drool --- a lot! In Switzerland the custom was to tie brightly colored kerchif's around the neck with the big 'V' portion below the chin - this would catch the drool and could be easily swapped out for a replacement kerchif without having their clothes all wet and sticky and needed to be changed (unless the opposite end acted up as well).

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#9 Post by kayrharris » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:39 pm

Chapman is the droolingest (is that a word?) kid you've ever seen! We keep a bib on him and change it several times a day.

It might be a bit better today as his shirt actually is not wet at the moment, a rare occasion.
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#10 Post by Tocqueville3 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:40 pm

kayrharris wrote:I bought him one of these. Fisher Price Rainforest high chair. Has all kinds of stuff for him to play with. He loves it!


Why didn't they have these things when my kids were little??



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Olivia had the Rainforest bouncy seat. She loved it. She would sit in that thing for hours. She even napped in it.

Congrats on the teeth. Olivia got two on the bottom first and then proceeded to get FOUR on the top at one time. I have every teething ring they sell at Target and a tube of Baby Orajel in the her room, the girls bathroom, my car and the diaper bag.

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#11 Post by ulysses5019 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:54 pm

Beebs52 wrote:
kayrharris wrote:I bought him one of these. Fisher Price Rainforest high chair. Has all kinds of stuff for him to play with. He loves it!


Why didn't they have these things when my kids were little??



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Because they dang well did all right with their stick and a rock! And they LIKED it!

Congrat to Chap on the toof.


You had a stick AND a rock?!?!?!?!?!
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#12 Post by Beebs52 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:59 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:
Beebs52 wrote:
kayrharris wrote:I bought him one of these. Fisher Price Rainforest high chair. Has all kinds of stuff for him to play with. He loves it!


Why didn't they have these things when my kids were little??



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Because they dang well did all right with their stick and a rock! And they LIKED it!

Congrat to Chap on the toof.


You had a stick AND a rock?!?!?!?!?!
We were quite affluent. Although my rock was a hand me down. And, boy did that hurt!

Thank you! Thank you!
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#13 Post by silvercamaro » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:02 pm

I had a stick and a rock, but the neighbor's dog took the stick. I swallowed the rock so he wouldn't get that, too.
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#14 Post by Beebs52 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:07 pm

silvercamaro wrote:I had a stick and a rock, but the neighbor's dog took the stick. I swallowed the rock so he wouldn't get that, too.
Not only were you, too, affluent, but very bright.
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#15 Post by ulysses5019 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:30 pm

silvercamaro wrote:I had a stick and a rock, but the neighbor's dog took the stick. I swallowed the rock so he wouldn't get that, too.
Maybe that's what happened to BiT.
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#16 Post by secondchance » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:33 pm

Holy Molar! Hope she's done breastfeeding :shock:

Congrats. Post a photo! (of the smile)

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#17 Post by ulysses5019 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:37 pm

Second Chance wrote:Holy Molar! Hope she's done breastfeeding :shock:

Congrats. Post a photo! (of the smile)
See, ya get the boy a purple bouncy/play thing and insist on using his full name and people mistake his sex. Give him a stick and a rock and call him Chap.
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#18 Post by kayrharris » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:44 pm

ulysses5019 wrote:
Second Chance wrote:Holy Molar! Hope she's done breastfeeding :shock:

Congrats. Post a photo! (of the smile)
See, ya get the boy a purple bouncy/play thing and insist on using his full name and people mistake his sex. Give him a stick and a rock and call him Chap.
LOL! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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#19 Post by marrymeflyfree » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:51 pm

Tocqueville3 wrote:[I have every teething ring they sell at Target and a tube of Baby Orajel in the her room, the girls bathroom, my car and the diaper bag.

:)

Have you heard of Hyland's teething tablets? I haven't had occasion to use them yet, but have heard that they're fantastic.

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#20 Post by secondchance » Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:14 pm

kayrharris wrote:
ulysses5019 wrote:
Second Chance wrote:Holy Molar! Hope she's done breastfeeding :shock:

Congrats. Post a photo! (of the smile)
See, ya get the boy a purple bouncy/play thing and insist on using his full name and people mistake his sex. Give him a stick and a rock and call him Chap.
LOL! :lol: :lol: :lol:
As for "she," I meant mama!! You knew that Kay, didn't you? lol.

Son tried on a handsome pair of shoes at Kohl's the other day. They were the "Chapman" model. Thought of you. :wink:

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#21 Post by kayrharris » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:05 pm

Dan is bound and determined the kid is gonna be called Chap. I beg to differ!

He couldn't resist a chance to give me a little jab. :D

If and when I get a photo, I'll post one. I have to take 10 to get one good one! :shock: Photography is not my forte.
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#22 Post by secondchance » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:15 pm

I'm loving the name Chapman.

Such the perfect Southern Gentleman-ly type of name.

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#23 Post by kayrharris » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:28 pm

marrymeflyfree wrote:
Tocqueville3 wrote:[I have every teething ring they sell at Target and a tube of Baby Orajel in the her room, the girls bathroom, my car and the diaper bag.

:)

Have you heard of Hyland's teething tablets? I haven't had occasion to use them yet, but have heard that they're fantastic.
I'll look these up. New to me, of course. I'll try anything. I'm sure his mother will as well!
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#24 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:22 pm

That's not a gratuitous post! It's important news!

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#25 Post by mellytu74 » Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:53 pm

Yeah for baby teeth!!

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