Today was no different.  I believe Kelsie is working on her first teeth.  She's 7 months old now and doesn't have any yet.  I'm okay with that.  But Christopher didn't get his first ones until 8 months and teething was HORRIBLE for him.  He'd scream for hours on end.  I love the Hyland's Teething Tablets though, and those do help.  It's just that the crying is enough to break mommy's heart!  Normally when we get up in the morning, Kelsie will spent a couple of hours playing on the floor while we do breakfast and some school etc.  These days she is cranky when she wakes up and stays that way all the way until her morning nap around 10:30.  If I have any hair left by the time she gets teeth, I'm sure it will be gray.

The other aspect of Monday (at least today) that has me pulling my hair out is potty training.  If there is one aspect of parenting (yes, there is OH so many more) that I dislike, it would be potty training.  I'd put it off until they are in college if I could.  Some kids were easier (Christopher) than others (the rest of them), but I'm not sure Sean grasps the concept yet.  He's wearing underwear and plastic pants during the day and if I tell him to go potty, he will.  If I don't tell him to go, he will go...just in his pants!  If you ask him if he has to go, the answer is "No, I'm not wet yet."  Logic isn't helping me any either.  Grrrrrrrr...  To give the boy credit though.  I told him this morning to go and he gave me the glazed over look that tells me he's getting ready to say "Um, I just did" and he said "Okay, I go before I wet!"  and took off.  Maybe....just maybe...{seeing the glimmer of hope here, even if it doesn't truly exist.}

And just to show you how happy she was with it...(she was sucking on an ice cube.)