The five month old has been happily gumming on anything in arms reach, his hands, his toys, the blanket, our hands. Even if she didn’t display the same enthusiasm, our daughter went through a similar phase, but we were new parents and I generally refrained from letting her chew on my fingers.
A few weeks later a tooth had broken out, and I found out it was no joke. The first time she bit my finger, I immediately regretted that I had missed out on something pretty cool and exceedingly rare. In this modern professional age, we only have a kid once or twice in our lifetimes, and lord knows when or if the grandkids will be following up. How often will you get to have an infant comfortably chew on your hand?
But life was kind enough to give me a rare second chance, and I’m not passing this one up. I’ll wash my hands extra, and for damn sure I’m going to let him gnaw away.