One afternoon in Arendelle, the seven-month-old prince Joseff had started crying, which sounded louder than usual. When Kristoff, Anna, and Elsa first checked him, he had to be changed, so they thought that was all, because he stopped crying after that. But it wasn't too long before he began to cry loudly again.

While Joseff was sitting in his crib, Kristoff gently placed his hand on his son's forehead. "Hey, I think he feels a little bit warm."

Anna picked Joseff up from the crib and held him in her arms. Then something about Joseff's mouth caught her eye and she looked closer. "Hey, maybe this is the problem!"

"What is?" Kristoff asked.

"Kristoff, don't you see something different about Joseff?"

Kristoff moved in to get a closer look. Looking exactly where Anna had placed her finger in Joseff's mouth, he asked, "Wait, is that…a tooth?"

"It sure is!"

"Joseff is getting a new tooth?" Elsa said. "Awww, poor baby! It must really hurt, with the tooth piercing through his gum." She smiled and loving stroked Joseff's cheek.

"You really think that's why he was crying so much?"

"Well, our mama did tell us once that some babies do cry when they are teething, Kristoff. Maybe not every baby does, but it's still possible for Joseff."

"Maybe we should send for Dr. Bonnevie," Elsa suggested. "We should see if that really is the problem. Plus, if he's warm, he could be getting a fever, and we need to know why."

Once Elsa left the room to tell servants to send for the doctor, Kristoff said, "Anna, can I ask you a somewhat personal question?"

"What is it, Kristoff?"

Kristoff sighed, making Anna worry about what he wanted to say. "Does Joseff's crying ever…annoy you?"

"It does sometimes. I'm sure it does for a lot of parents. But when I remember that he's my son and how much I love him, I push aside my annoyance to tend to him and make sure he is all right." Anna gave Kristoff a sly look. "Why? Does he annoy you?"

"Well…yes, at least if he screams so loudly and suddenly like he has been today." Kristoff groaned, feeling frustrated with himself. "I'm sorry, Anna, it's just that…I've never had experience with babies before, and it's a bit frustrating to hear him cry so much and always inspect him to see why he's crying. I just wonder if sometimes, babies are just crying for no reason; they cry because that's just what they do."

"It is what they do, Kristoff. But understand this: Joseff can't talk yet; babies like him cry because it's their way of telling their parents what they need or want. And maybe parents can't always figure out why they cry. Sometimes it's a matter of guessing. Like when he was a few weeks old and he was crying so much, we figured it's because he was colicky."

"Yeah, I guess that makes sense." Kristoff gazed into Anna's eyes. "I just hope you don't hate me, Anna. I've had moments of frustration now and then for the past seven months."

Anna chuckled. "Oh, Kristoff, I don't hate you!" She smiled and placed her hand on his large shoulder. "It's okay. Not every parent knows the answer to every problem with their kids. You're only human; it's natural to feel frustrated."

"I know. It is tough, being a parent. But I still mean it when I say and have said that I wouldn't trade my life with you and Joseff for anything." He smiled down at her and stroked her cheek.

Anna smiled back. "I know you wouldn't. I wouldn't, either."

Still smiling at each other, Kristoff leaned down to kiss Anna on the lips.

After he arrived, Dr. Bonnevie inspected Joseff, including his mouth for his incoming tooth. When he was through, he announced, "Well, I would say that this new tooth could be the reason for his crying, but I may have found something else."

"What's that?" Anna asked the doctor.

"Well, before you sent for me, besides his tooth, did you happen to notice Joseff putting his hand to his ear?"

"Oh, yes, actually, we did notice him putting his hand near his right ear a couple of times," Kristoff answered.

"Well, Joseff appears to have a bit of swelling in his ear that could lead to an infection. Luckily, I saw it before it could get any worse, but since he does have that and a slight fever, he will have to take some fluid medication for a week to make the swelling go down."

"Oh, my," Anna stated, putting her hands over her mouth.

"Don't worry, Princess Anna, he will be fine. Just be sure to give him his medicine three times a day as needed and keep him inside and away from other people until next week."

"What about his tooth? What should we do about that?" Elsa asked.

"There isn't very much you can do, since the pain will fade on its own. But if you still want to help him ease the pain, if you put a cold washcloth on the gums where his tooth is, that should help. I also have some liquid pain reliever you can give to him. But don't give it to him more than three times a day. Try to give it to him in moderation."

"Well, thank you, doctor," Elsa replied before the doctor took his leave.

Sometime later, in the nursery, Anna and Kristoff were set up with the medicine for Joseff. They were going to give it to him by serving the medicine in a spoon, making them feel like they were already starting to get the feeling of what it would be like when it came time for Joseff to begin eating solid food.

As Anna sat down on the floor with Joseff in her lap, Kristoff was sitting down as well, getting the medicine ready. Anna said, "He's probably going to be very stubborn and resistant to taking this."

"Yeah, just like you," Kristoff said with a smirk. Anna just smirked back.

"Maybe I should feed him the medicine while you hold him," Anna suggested. "Maybe he won't be as resistant if I give it to him."

Just then, Elsa appeared at the door. "Having any trouble yet?" she asked with a little sassy smile.

"We haven't even given him the medicine," Kristoff answered.

"Well, why don't I try to give it to him? I could probably be calm and soothing to convince him to open his mouth and take it."

"If you want to, Elsa," Anna said with a shrug.

So Elsa walked into the room and sat down. Kristoff gave her the spoon and gestured to the medicine. Carefully, Elsa brought the medicine-filled spoon over to Joseff's face and waved it close to his mouth. "Okay, sweetie, now you have to drink this. I know it doesn't look good, but it's to help you. Do you want the pain in your ear to go away?"

And to everyone's surprise, Joseff opened his mouth and let Elsa give him the liquid medicine until just about all of it was gone.

"Wow, that was…really good, Elsa," Kristoff said with some astonishment.

"Thank you," Elsa said. Then she took the pain reliever medication and poured that into the same spoon. As she brought it up to Joseff, she said, "Now, honey, this is to help with the pain from your new tooth."

Almost like a reflex, Joseff opened his mouth and took the medicine. When he finished, all three adults clapped and cheered.

"Good job, sweetie," Anna cooed to her son, then bent down and kissed the top of his head.

Elsa stretched her finger out to Joseff's face and tenderly tapped his nose with affection. Before she could pull it away, she was very surprised when Joseff grabbed it and put it in his mouth! He moved the finger around in his mouth like he was gnawing it, making Elsa's eyes widen with surprise.

"You like that, huh, son?" Kristoff asked.

"Wow, he must really love you, Elsa, if he does what you say and chews on your finger as a way of soothing his pain." Anna smiled and winked at her sister.

Elsa was feeling a little bit uncomfortable, but she smiled when she looked down at her beloved nephew. "Well, what are aunts for?"