it would appear as though the dreaded time has come... teething time! we've got all the tell tale signs going on here. drool, check! chomping everything in sight, check! disrupted naps, check! and more poops then you can shake a stick at... big check!

it started last week and i felt so bad for our poor little lady. she would only take a 30 minute nap, wake up super cranky, and then take another 30 minutes just to recover from it. so far today it's been a wee bit better. she at least took a 50 minute nap this morning, and woke up her normal smiley self. that's the little birdie i know and love! we're thinking about starting to do some sleep training to extend her naps and get her sleeping longer stretches at night, but mama needs to mentally prepare for that first. and as i've been a bit under the weather myself, that will just have to wait a few more days. we're using the methods described in this book, so if anyone out there has read it and done it, feel free to let me know how it worked out. the cry it out method just isn't for us, and this has a nice alternative. some friends of ours said it worked great for them and their little girl, so fingers crossed we get the same results! i'll be sure to let you know...