The source of our woes...

This morning was another emotional roller coaster ride with Amos. He was up early again and happy but at breakfast time, did not want to cooperate and eat what I made. So he threw a fit. And it was major. I finally had to get him out of his highchair, he was coughing and choking, just from being so upset. Where does he get such drama from, I wonder? :) I began to suspect more teething but had yet to actually see more teeth coming in.
After I administered our helpful meds: cough medicine and Tylenol, I made other food that was more appealing and served it to him. I also snuck bites of the first breakfast in and he seemed to eat enough. We cleaned up and got dressed just in time for our Developmental Therapy appointment with Miss Hannah. I gave her fair warnings of Amos' fragile emotional state and we proceeded. She let him pick out toys from her vast bag of tricks but made him play with them one at a time and clean up after each one. We caught up on all of his progress from the last week and attempted to learn new words and skills.
He did ok overall, and Hannah said that she wouldn't have even called it a tough appointment. There were times that he protested but he quickly gained composure and was back into playing with the new toys. Hannah was very understanding and patient with Amos, which also helped.
One thing Hannah wants to begin with him is helping him to self soothe. He gets so upset and emotional (again, where does this come from!?) and he needs to learn how to calm himself down and get perspective. I know it's alot to ask from someone who isn't 2 yet, but it's good to start now. Amos will be a bundle of emotion and energy and helping him to figure that out now will only help, I think. Too, we knew today that things were more intense from the teething but still want to help him deal. I think he's trying to live up to his Aunt Bethany and her exciting temperment as a toddler! :)
As I was dressing him, I finally spied the culprits: 2 eye teeth on the top are trying to cut through, in addition to the ones coming in on the bottom and those are just the ones I can see! This explains all of the hard times we've had lately and helps me to be more understanding when he has his moments. The good thing about teething? Giant naps! Amos is on his way to sleeping for 2+ hours again today. It's such a good break in the middle of the day and I'm enjoying the quiet!
Speaking of Aunt Bethany, we are eagerly awaiting Elijah's arrival. She is most eager, ready to be done with being pregnant and to meet her son. We hope he comes this week so we can all travel together and visit with Grammy Carole this weekend. We shall see!