Teething must be an annoying process. Bryan wakes up several times every night; we think it’s because of the discomfort from teething. Using our pinkies gently rubbing against his gum lines seems to make him feel better. But it really hurts when he bites down hard with his only two teeth…
Every now and then, I look at Bryan and all I can do is appreciate the wonders of evolution and “nature”. Everything has a purpose and was evovled (or some may argue that it was “designed” ) for a specific purpose. For instance, all ten human fingers were grown just the right sizes for everything a human has to do; the index finger fits perfect in the nasal cavity and you can’t poke deep enough to hurt yourself with it. The same thing with the pinky and the ear. And the thumbs are just the right sizes to work with the other four fingers on each hand. Even with the technologies we have today, engineers and scientists are still struggling to duplicate the most basic mechanisms of life (i.e. walking, running… etc). And let’s not forget we are nowhere near duplicating the capabilities of one-cell organisms given how much we know about them. All the brilliance that’s built into nature!
My latest facination is the growth of Bryan’s teeth — they slowly emerge above the gum and yet somehow they shed no blood in the process. Furthermore, somehow human genes figured out the appropriate age for our first set of teeth to fall off and grow new ones to replace them with… Only if genetists can figure out how to manipulate that growth in adults when our teeth go bad. Then we simply get rid of the bad teeth and grow new ones! Overnight, the dynamics of the dentistry business would be transformed.
Speaking of dentistry… My last visit to the dentist made me realize just how much waste each patient’s visit generates: at least two to four sets of disposable gloves, masks, bibs, unused fillings, sanitation pouches… etc. No wonder it’s such a huge business to be in.