The horrific and maddening times of a teething baby... :/

Yes that's right... My once upon a time premie is now a soon to be nine month teething nightmare! The first one came a while back and she was a little fussier than usual but I understood.. "Poor little baby.." I would think. But NOW.. She's up to SIX teeth trying to come in and she's INSANE! I know that it's not her fault and it's just another part of a baby growing but my GOD man! Everything is intensified... Her crying.. her disregard for taking naps.. her mood swings.. her drool puddles. Don't get me wrong, with her little white smile she's very cute there's no denying it! Three little teeth on top and bottom shine bright when she does that little grin that melts my heart... Except.. she did the SAME grin after she leaned down to my arm and BIT ME today! I actually had six tiny impressions from her brief cannibalistic moment! I would've and should've taken a picture if my phone wasn't charging in the other room at that moment.... There is nothing that is safe in reach of that girl these days... toys.. cables.. clothes.. and even though she gets her hands on everything, she never seems to be happy with what she's got! I have bought rings that you put in the fridge, different soft chewy toys, rubber chewy toys and even give her popsicles to help... The whole process of trying to find the perfect thing is exhausting and I have yet discover it. It makes me feel like I'm shopping for my bulldog at the pet store.. That beast only has one toy (after purchasing SEVERAL....) that he hasn't totally destroyed yet and it's a mini TIRE! Hmmm... Now that I think about it.. Would I be considered a crazy person if I went to somewhere like say... PetSmart... and bought a tiny rubber tire like thing from the puppy section... hmmm....Oh I won't actually DO IT! Probably...  I honestly can't wait to be able to hand her something delicious and not have to worry about cutting it into nibble sized bites. Like here honey, have a cookie, a cracker, a banana or ANYTHING she can sink her teeth into. Seriously, I am all for the teeth BEING there... But GETTING there...AHHHHHHH!!!!  I remember back in the day (I won't tell you how far back... I mean I got bit today.. That's enough...) when I shared a room with my baby brother... I was almost asleep when mom crept in and put him in his crib on the other side of the room. She slowly closed the door behind her and just as I was about to be carried off to dreamland, I hear this loud, piercing SHRIEK coming from the crib. It wasn't stopping... I figured (or HOPED) that she would come right back in to inspect the situation or even take him OUT of the room but as I waited... Nothing... My mom wasn't coming in and my brother wasn't shutting up! I climbed out of my bed and walked over to him.. I looked down and because it was dark, I turned on the flashlight that was on my dresser and held it up enough for me to see without blinding him. As he wiggled and stretched and screamed with his mouth wide open I looked at his mouth and saw a tiny little glimmer of a white line.. His first tooth... I had thought he was so precious.. before that night and discovery... from then on it was like clockwork.. I would try to sleep or play or watch a show and his screams of discomfort (not that I thought that way at that age... but still..) were the only noises I could hear... Very annoying and seemed to go on for a very long time... Then I come back to the here and now... Damn... Six teeth seems like a lot.. but it's really not.. it's only been a few months but it's just going to keep going! Spitting out food and rubbing her face... Rolling all around refusing naps (AND getting up in the night..)... Picking up and throwing down thirty different toys because she can't find the right one (and neither can I!)... and worse... I have a feeling that I need to save my skin every time I see that pearly grinning mouth open because that little nibble she got today HURT! I know it's something every parent (and sibling) has to suffer through and I also know that I have a long way to go until she's at the perfect comfort level (if there even is such a thing for kids..) but having just put my whining teething monster to bed for the first time since 2:30... I just needed a second to vent... Thanks for absorbing all that for me! Have a great rest of your Tuesday night everyone and for the love of your skin, stay away from your baby's mouth! -The truly super TIRED (and apparently snack worthy) Super Mom