teething?

Connor slept from 10:30 til 2:30, I tried to just soothe him for 20 minutes before actually picking him up. Then it's not like he was starving, I fed him 2 ounces, gave him his nuk...and he fell asleep by about 3:30. Is it possible he's teething? He seems to feel better when he's chomping on anything, his hand, toys, nuk, bottle, etc. I searched it on babycenter...most babies start when they're 4-7 months, but an occasional 3 month old will...so maybe that's our luck. An early teether. Super. Here is their list of 'symptoms' that your child is teething.

• Drooling (definitely have started doing this in the last week or two...which coincidentally lines up with when he stopped sleeping thru the night)
• Gum swelling and sensitivity (no idea on this one)
• Irritability or fussiness (not really)
• Biting behavior (is chomping considered biting? If so, everything in sight it seems)
• Refusing food (ha, are you kidding me? never)
• Sleep problems (um, yes)

So, is there a scoring system? We have 50% of the symptoms. Maybe that means we're getting half a tooth...

The biggest bummer about the whole deal is he's not to the point of grabbing and holding onto anything yet. So, he can't hold his nuk in his mouth, or hold a toy up to his mouth...he needs assistance.

Well, I might go try and get a few more minutes of sleep. He is starting to have an occasional grunt on the monitor, so I'm sure it won't last long.