Standing and teething

They say that you must crawl before you can walk, but I'm not so sure that Dane will follow that pattern. Ok, yes, I'm pretty sure he's getting close to crawling and he certainly doesn't have the balance to stand without help, much less walk, but Dane is doing an awesome job of standing. Check out this video.

Also, Dane continues to teethe. He is really drooly and more irritable than normal. He also seems more gassy... for those of you who've been through this (with your kids, not as yourself...I doubt you remember from when you got your teeth...) is the talk about babies getting more gassy, etc, more fact or fiction? As a doctor, I tried to find good evidence-based articles about teething but couldn't find much one way or the other. Anyway, we are pretty sure we can feel his front lower right tooth starting to get close. He loves when we rub his gums, even to the point where we make his gums "squeak." Larissa is worried I'll rub through his gums, which seems improbable, but I figure if that happened then he'd be done teething.

I'm on call a lot this month, which is hard for both Larissa and I. It's especially hard for Larissa to have him for so long when he's in a bad inconsolable mood. And its hard for me, not only because I'm working 30 hour shifts twice each week, but just because I feel like I'm missing so much of Dane's life (yes, already, 6 months into his life). I want to be around for his first teeth, first words, first steps. It's one of the reasons I was so happy we were able to have Larissa home, so she wouldn't miss those things (and, of course, because it means she's home whenever my busy schedule has me home). It still feels to us like Dane is growing so fast... every day he seems bigger and heavier and learning new "skills" (like chewing his hands or singing single syllable sounds). Anyway, hope you all enjoyed the video. :)