It's true - I have no idea!

Before I had Jack I talked to my sister Jen and friend Sue about raising a child and how on earth you know what to do and they said - "you don't! You make it up as you go". Well, I'm a very organised person that likes things done yesterday and sorted out, so not knowing how to fix things bothers me.

Up till now, I've had a dream ride with Jack - no morning sickness, great delivery, laid-back baby, no illnesses. I mean Jack is a superstar as far as babies go - no trouble at all. So, on Wednesday our friend Thomas was round for a visit and all of a sudden Jack started whining and crying for me. He climbed up on to me and clung on and just laid there - usually he pulls away from me and wants to go off on adventures. This went on for a couple of hours of him just wanting his mum and feeling sorry for himself. He also had a low grade temp - anywhere from 99-101. He was, however still eating okay. Since then he's been really upset - waking every couple of hours crying, not napping, and sometimes so lethargic that we got scared. Docs say the usual - check his temp and eating habits. We've both been flumoxed - he's unwell but okay, so what could it be?

Watching him more closely we've seen him pulling down on his jaw and he's drooling like a big slobbery dog - so it has to be teething! He's got 2 down and 2 above right now but more must be coming in. Poor little love must be in pain. We're rubbing his gums with Oragel and giving him a little Tylenol and giving him lots of things to do to keep his mind off it.

This is such a learning curve. We were so upset on Wednesday we very nearly took him to the ER. Imagine how stupid we'd have felt when they said he was just teething!