TEETHING?!?! REALLY!?!?

The last time I gave birth was in 2004. Back then I planned on all the ins and outs, ups and downs, and all-out hardships of raising another child. After all the good outweighs the bad, right? Well when we decided to become parents to a fur baby, I realized we would be potty training Jax - clearly he wouldn't be housebroken at 3 months. But when we brought him home and he was gnawing on everything from his toys to shoes (he never got very far!) to US, it occurred to me that our Jax was teething.

Teething with babies is not fun and teething with a puppy really isn't too different! I've googled all kinds of things in hopes of helping soothe his gums but more often than not websites just suggest plenty of chew toys and patience. The latter is where I struggle. I love that little guy but much like the kids' teething, I can't wait for the end of this phase.

Meanwhile I'm doing all I can to help Jax - as is the hubby. We buy every toy we hope will ease the discomfort. Jax has several different kinds of treats that help, supposedly. I froze his toy last night so this morning he could find relief through chewing. Heck, I even considered the suggestion I read online that he can take a small dose of the godsend teething tablets we used with our daughter way back when. Our most recent effort was a big donut-shaped toy with bumps on it to keep those gums from driving our puppy into a crazed frenzy. So far so good.

I guess all babies are the same. In the few weeks we have been fur parents the hubby and I are quite sure that although he walks on all fours - our fur son is not so different from the babies we birthed. We're in for quite a ride.