March 12, 2006
baby's first tooth
well, actually, it's now baby's first three teeth. a couple of weeks ago we noticed, for the first time, a glimpse of white poking through otis' bottom gum. that first little chopper has now come all the way through and now has a neighbour to its right. across the street a hard to find tooth is also making its way through otis' top gum.
we've tried to take a photo of the emerging teeth but it has proved to be a somewhat difficult task. despite otis' love of the camera he has proved to be reluctant to flash his teeth.
so, this is an artists impression of what otis' teeth might look like.
despite the emergence of teeth the saga of otis' ongoing battle with food continues. since our last update otis has been visited by betty the speech pathologist. betty diagnosed otis with oral hypersensitivity. this would explain otis' aversion to anything going anywhere in or remotely near his mouth. to overcome the sensitvity otis has to be exposed to food on a regular basis. breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner are all provided ... and duly rejected. this process is designed to make otis so used to food that he will make the giant leap to solid food.
the main beneficiary of this new regime would appear to be the dog. as soon as yuki sees otis in his highchair he takes up position ready to clean up the inevitable globs of mashed sweet potato and pumpkin - and whatever else - that come flying his way.
there was some high excitement earlier this week when the unmistakable sound of crunching cruskit came from otis' mouth. otis had a look of bemusement mixed with mild surprise as he swallowed down those crumbs. this was followed today by a tiny speck of mashed root vegetables that miraculously found its way into otis' mouth.
some of you may be aware that yuki has been unwell lately and that the vet was concerned that he may have a tumour in his leg. after several worrying weeks yuki seems to be back to his normal healthy self and the vet is 90% sure that yuki is cancer free and that he has been very, very lucky.
otis gives yuki a pat
yuki gives otis a kiss