Wow, I've been gone a lot longer than I hoped! School has been pretty crazy lately but I think I've found time and motivation to write again. Sorry for being gone so long! Here's a quick drabble I thought about today. Hopefully its not too bad because I don't know a lot about teething children.
Once again, these stories and drabbles are super short and random. Estel's age tends to jump around a lot too, so sorry if that's confusing. Also, some stories may connect with each other and some don't.
Disclaimer: Middle Earth and everyone and everything in it belongs to J.R.R. Tolkien.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Teeth(baby Estel)
"Estel, get that out of your mouth!"
A loud crash disturbed the tranquil morning peace of Imladris, and a giggle was heard among various curses coming from a certain boys' bedroom. More laughter and gurgles rang through the hallway, causing passersby to let loose a knowing smile.
It was, by now, common knowledge throughout Imladris that Lord Elrond's adopted son had begun teething recently. The boy had started to chew on anything he could fit into his mouth, which, often enough, happened to be things that belonged to his elder brothers. Little Estel had chewed his way through many of his toys and blankets, and was currently chewing one of Elladan's broaches.
"You can't chew on everything, Estel! Firstly, this is not yours and secondly you could choke on it! Can you imagine how mad Ada would be if I let you choke on this?" Elladan questioned the boy, trying to keep himself in check. Estel just looked up at his brother from his position on the floor with wide eyes.
Elladan sighed as he saw the beginning of tears in the boy's eyes. Pocketing the broach, he leaned down to scoop the boy up, heading out the door and towards the kitchens. Thankfully Estel had begun teething in the winter, making it easier to get cold things for the boy to chew on.
"What am I going to do with you?" Elladan asked the boy, placing him on the counter as he washed his hands and got a glass of water for the boy. After helping the boy drink, Elladan placed his finger in Estel's mouth on his gums, trying to feel for the teeth that would be coming in soon. Feeling the bumps under the gums Elladan sighed, removing his finger and looking into the boy's eyes.
"Are you hungry?" Elladan asked, giving the boy a questioning look when he shook his head.
"Does your mouth hurt?" He tried again, getting a hesitant nod from the boy, who was now squirming on the countertop. Elladan nodded, picking the boy up and placing him on the floor. Walking around the counter, he reached into the cabinet to grab a small bowl.
"Shall we go get something cold then?" Elladan wondered as Estel crawled towards him, grasping his pant leg and trying to hoist himself up. Elladan smiled as he watched Estel try to stand, only to plop back down on his behind.
Laughing, Elladan picked the boy up with his free arm and headed towards the balcony in the hall. Leaning out, he filled the bowl with snow and made his towards the dining hall. Elladan chuckled as Estel bounced on his arm, clearly ready to munch on the snow.
"Calm down Estel, or you're going to fall!" Elladan warned as he took a seat and placed the boy in his lap. Estel gurgled excitedly as Elladan began making small balls with the snow, handing them to Estel. Smiling, the boy put the small ball into his mouth, squealing as it melted in moments.
Repeating the process, Elladan continued to laugh at the boy's amazement, glad the boy was getting at least some relief from his sore mouth. When the snow was gone, Estel leaned back into his brother's chest, eyes closing sleepily as Elladan ran his fingers through his hair. Hopefully Estel's teeth would come in soon, bringing the boy a more permanent relief.