Tongue Untied

My poor little baby, he has been acting slightly out of sorts the last couple of days. I'm assuming the discomfort associated with this teething business is to blame for his uncharacteristic moodiness. However, despite his ailing gums, he has managed to keep his sense of humor and was entertaining me all afternoon. When I was feeding him pears this morning (which he has been throwing up all day, btw), I was sticking out my tongue and trying to get him to imitate me. At the time, I just got his furrowed brow, an expression which means that he thinks I'm being weird and is not really sure what to make of me. But later in the day, he discovered that sticking his tongue out and trying to talk around it is pretty amusing - for all of us. The video's kind of long, but trust me, it's worth checking out (and notice the teething-induced drooling in full effect)...



Seeing him stick his tongue out is actually a small victory for us because he has what the experts refer to as a "tight frenulum". Basically it means that the little thingy that attaches the tongue to the bottom of the mouth is closer to the teeth than normal and it can prevent the tongue from coming out very far. He has a pretty mild case and it's really not a big deal (although it does explain why he had such a hard time breastfeeding).

BTW, if you look really close, you may notice that his tongue is slightly forked. Seriously. Like a lizard. At least he will have a career in the sideshow to fall back on...