We Will Survive the Teething

 I am writing this post more for posterity than anything else. (Sometimes it's fun to look back over the posts of years gone by and remember what was happening!)

Our Lexi girl is three months old now, and we LOVE HER SO! She has such a fun personality, and I really do think she is going to grow up to be the perfect fit for our family. Though some may laugh at this, I will readily admit that I prayed over this baby girl so hard before we got her. I prayed over her little personality and her skills and that she would just be the right fit for us. And I believe she will be.

If we survive the teething stage. 

Ha! (Kiddingnotkidding.)

Her teething game is stronnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnng. We've looked it up and have learned that it can last until she's seven months old, so if you can be a gem and NOT remind me that we aren't even halfway there yet, that would be super. 

So far, we haven't had a ton of chomping on furniture, so we are grateful for that. (She has expressed interest in furniture, but we've sprayed Bitter Apple spray on it, and it does help.) And other than Ryan's Crocs, she hasn't chewed any shoes. (The Crocs are okay to chew in my book!)

We've only lost one cord so far. We are really careful about not leaving her unattended in areas where things are plugged in, but one day she got to Ryan's phone charging cord before he realized it. 

The biggest beating has come to us personally. She chews my hair, all of our extremities, our clothing, and our blankets. She hasn't destroyed anything or anyone yet, but it doesn't tickle!!

We have gotten all the chew toys. Rubber balls, soft toys, tug of war toys, hard, toys, and she loves them all! But she still loves us. 

We try to give her as much exercise as we can (which is challenging at the moment, because it's been bitterly cold here, making it hard to go outside for very long stretches at all) both inside and outside. We try to give her mental stimulation (training, games of fetch, etc.) at our trainer's suggestion. 

But if any of you have ANY recommendations for handling the crazy biting/teething season, we will welcome those! One dog bite per year is enough for us, and I sustained that two days before she was born, so we're good!

I try to remind myself that what makes her energetic and teething is what will make her grow up into a fun camping buddy, but we're not there yet!

Here's to surviving teething!