The gadget Betty is chewing on in this pic is called a teethifier and it is a hybrid teether/pacifier. It's a pretty nifty idea for back teeth. Better than stuffing a whole block into one's mouth, which is dangerous, or sticking spoons back there, which causes gagging and woe. Speaking of nifty ideas, let me give full credit to Steele for a great one. Betty's nails and toenails grow really fast, but she doesn't ever want to hold still to let us cut them. They get all snaggly and she scratches up her face and I feel like a bad mom. Cutting them when she's asleep isn't really an option because she sleeps with her arms either tucked under her or with her thumb in her mouth. But then today Steele suggested keeping the clippers in the car, so that when we drive somewhere and she falls asleep (as she often does) we can just snip-snip-snip before rousing her from the car seat. I tried it today and it worked perfectly! I even managed to cut her pinkie toenails, which are about the size of the "o" in "of."
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