Chapter 33.
Teething
(Freddie's POV)
-One Week Later-
Waking up during your summer break to a screaming baby at 5:45am is never a good time. Especially when you have absolutely no idea why she's screaming.
"Why is she screaming so loud?" Sam asked sleepily as she walked into the nursery.
"I have no idea. I've tried feeding her, burping her, changing her diaper, singing to her-"
"Ha, you tried singing? No wonder she's crying so badly."
"Not the point, Sam! She just won't stop."
"Okay, okay. Hand her over. You're getting too frustrated right now so that's probably why she's being fussy." I handed Morgan over to Sam and walked to the living room to calm down a bit.
I could still hear her screams from the living room. I'm hoping no one reports it to Lewbert for all the noise she's causing.
"Um, Freddie?" Sam asked as she walked into the living room with Morgan, who was still screaming.
"What?" I groaned.
"I have absolutely no idea why she's being like this." Sam said.
"Should we go get my mom?" I asked.
"Probably, before all of our eardrums start bleeding." Before I even got out, my mom came out of her bedroom and into the living room.
"Why is she screaming so much?" My mom asked while rubbing her eyes.
"We have no idea. We've done everything." I explained.
My mom held out her hands, signaling to hand Morgan over to her. Sam quickly handed her over and sat next to me on the couch.
"Whatever the reason is, just make it stop!" Sam shouted as she took the couch pillow and buried her face into it. Remember when I said that Sam has gained patience since Morgan was born? Well, not when she's tired and cranky.
I looked over to my mom, who was trying to, for some reason, look inside Morgan's mouth. Then she took her finger and rubbed it against her gums.
"Mom, what are you doing?" I asked.
"Mhmm, just what I suspected. She's teething." My mom said. She took her finger out of her mouth and wiped it dry on her clothes.
"What? Already? She's only four months old!" Sam said.
"Some babies start earlier than others. But just because she's teething, doesn't mean she'll have the tooth right away. It might be months before the tooth comes through." My mom explained.
"Months? You've got to be kidding me!" Sam shouted. "Freddie, I can't deal with this crying for months." She said as she turned to face me.
"Neither can I." I mumbled.
"Don't worry. As long as you get some teething toys for her and some baby Orajel, it should be alright." My mom said as she handed Morgan over to me. "I'll get a cold, wet washcloth for her to gnaw on."
"Freddie, this is going to drive me insane." Sam said as soon as my mom went into the kitchen.
"I know, but it's a natural process that we have to deal with when we both really don't want to. Like changing her dirty diapers." I said.
"I guess your right. I'm just hoping this ends soon."
"Me too, Sam."
My mom walked back into the living room and picked up Morgan from my arms. She then put the wet washcloth in her mouth. Morgan began to gnaw on it and became quite. I sighed in relief.
"Well, at least that's taken care of." Sam said, then got up and walked back in our bedroom, probably to go back to sleep. I rolled my eyes at her.
"You should probably go to Mal-Mart and buy some teething rings and baby Orajel like I suggested. This wash cloth is only going to work for so long." My mom said.
"Yeah, we'll go in a little bit. I need a shower and Sam is going to continue being lazy as hell. Watch Morgan for me so I can jump in?"
"Sure, no problem."
If I thought the screaming this morning was bad, it was ten times worse in the store. Her crying started to echo thoughout the store. We've officially became those parents who can't get their kid to be quiet in public.
"Gah! I can't think with all her crying!" Sam shouted, as she was trying to pick out which Orajel to get her.
"Just grab the baby one!"
"It's not here!"
"Then just get the regular one, Sam!"
"Fine!" She grabbed the Orajel and threw it in the cart. "What else do we need?"
"Teething rings. My mom says to put them in the freezer and then give them to Morgan to gnaw on. It's supposed to be soothing for her gums." I explained.
"Let's just get the stuff and go." Sam said as we were looking for the baby aisle. "I'm sick of people giving us dirty looks because Morgan won't stop crying."
"We finally became one of 'those' parents who can't keep their kid from crying in the store." I said.
"She's teething. If they don't like it, they can kiss my ass." Sam said and she turned down the aisle we were looking for.
"I don't like it. Can I kiss your ass now?" I joked.
"Watch it, Benson. Mama's not in the mood today." She looked at all the baby stuff on the shelves. "Hmm... teething toys... ah! Here they are."
She grabbed four different teething rings with different designs on them. We then went to the frozen pizza aisle to get some some Food Pockets for lunch. After she picked out three different flavors, we checked out and left.
"I should of followed the instuctions and waited two minutes before eating!" Sam yelled as she was fanning her tongue with her hand, obviously burning herself.
"You never instructions." I grumbled. I was rocking Morgan back and forth, who was still being fussy. She wasn't screaming her head off though, since I rubbed some Orajel on her swollen gums.
"What's your problem?"
"I'm just so tired, Sam. And I got to be at work in a little bit. The last thing I wanna deal with before work is a fussy, teething baby."
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. You're not going to work today! You're not leaving me alone with Morgan when she's being like this." Sam demanded.
"You heard my mom earlier. This might go on for months. I can't call off work for the next few months because she's teething. Besides, when you go to work tomorrow, I have to be here by myself too until my mom gets home. So we both have to deal with it."
"Ugh! Why didn't they tell us at school not to have children at seventeen?" Sam groaned.
"They did! That's what sex-ed was for. But you kept skipping and making me skip with you so we can make out in the janitor's closet."
"Good times." Sam said.
"Yeah, good times when we both had our virginity and didn't have a kid."
"Hey, we both knew this was going to be rough when we found out I was pregnant. And we've made it this far without cracking, which many people thought would happen by now." Sam said.
"Yeah, I know."
"We just got a few more years, then she's going to be in school. Then thirteen years after that, she'll be graduated and eighteen."
"Why do parents say kids grow up so fast? It feels like it's going to be forever until she's eighteen." I said.
"The past four months feel like it's flown by so fast for me."
"That's true." I said. I looked down at Morgan. That's why I realized she fell asleep. "Hey, I'm gonna go put her in her crib and get ready for work." I whispered. Sam nodded.
As I walked back to the nursery, I looked at Morgan. She's grown a lot since I've first held her in the hospital. Maybe those parents are right, maybe they do grow up fast.
A/N: I don't think I made myself clear with the question from the last chapter lol The question was: What was the joke about when Carly said "I feel like I've been here before". Not: Where have you heard "Chambrulay Hotel" before that wasn't iCarly. That was the hint. lol My apologies for the confusion! Because I didn't make it clear, I'll give a shoutout to everyone who mentioned Drake and Josh just to be fair XD
Shoutout to- Rubbyy, Soldout112, Princess of the BookWorms, LizzieGirly223, xRubyBlue, LyshaLuvsSeddie, Zephyr Kay, Hannahpie45, GLiTTER ON THE DANCE FLOOR, toffie311, Saphireseddie
Anyways, my first day yesterday was great! I love my new school! I feel like I'm in college :D My career-tech teacher is SO nice and there are so many nice people there. And I have lunch with my best friend, so that helped keep my nerves down. I would of updated yesterday, but walking from building to building to get to my classes is exhausting! Especially since I'm not used to it yet, but I will be. I even called my mom during lunch yesterday in the office to let her know what time to pick me up and tell about my day so far XD She's like "How are you calling me?" I told her I was in lunch and I was about to go outside for a little bit before class and she's like "You're allowed to outside during lunch? THAT'S FREAKIN' AWESOME!" Hahaha I love my mom XD
Anyways, sorry for the crappy shortness in this chapter. I seriously had no idea where I was going with it. Plus school and all. Next one will be better! I promise! D:
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M'kay. I'm going to get to bed for school tomorrow. Next update will probably be either tomorrow or this weekend.
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