~ Zarkon ~

When Gatrea started fussing more you knew something was going on. Zarkon had a better idea of what and thankfully he had prepared for it. Gatrea was teething, and boy was she teething. She refused to drink any milk and she was dealing with sore gums, so you decided to refrigerate some teething rings. Zarkon was currently sitting on the nursery floor with Gatrea who was chewing on one of the corners of his cape, drooling at the same time.

"How's Gatrea doing?" You asked your husband as you walked into the nursery while holding a cool teething ring.

"She's drooling on my cape; please tell me that you have a teething ring ready." Zarkon said with desperation, looking up at you.

"You're in luck, I do. Here you go." You told Zarkon, handing him the chilled teething ring.

"Come on Gatrea, chew on this. I need my cape back." Zarkon baby-talked as he offered Gatrea the teething ring.

Gatrea looked up from chewing on her father's cape only to see him holding an odd looking purple ring. The ring looked like it would be nice to chew on, so she dropped the soaked piece of cloth so that she could take the teething ring. She babbled happily as she put it in her mouth, the cool, hard rubber ring felt good against her gums.

"I think that she likes it." Zarkon commented as he watched Gatrea happily chew on the teething ring.

"I think so too." You agreed with him, making a mental note to put more teething rings in the refrigerator.

Zarkon lifted up the part of his cape that Gatrea was chewing on, cringing when he saw that it was soaked with drool. He loved his and your daughter, but what she did was disgusting. His cape would definitely need to be washed later; after all, the Emperor of the Galra couldn't go out with drool on the corner of his cape.

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~ Alfor ~

"Princess, are you sure this is safe? Lotarius is still very young." Alfor said as he followed you around the kitchen.

"Yes, Alfor, I'm sure. He is half human, after all. So stop worrying." You reassured your husband as you poured a little juice that kind of tasted like apple juice into a small bowl of shaved ice.

When Lotarius started teething he became very cranky, so today you decided to give him some flavored shaved ice to help soothe the pain of his teeth breaking through his gums. Alfor was worried that Lotarius was too young for shaved ice, but you had to reassure your husband that he wasn't. When it actually came to feeding Lotarius the flavored shaved ice, his mood improved as soon as the cool, smooth shaved ice touched his gums.

"See, he likes it." You said as you looked at your husband.

"So he does." Alfor said quietly, obviously dumbfounded.

You smiled as you turned your attention back to your son and scooped up some more ice with the spoon, lifting it up and offering it. Lotarius opened his mouth wide and leaned forwards a little, closing it around the spoon as it was close enough. He was drooling just a little, and some of it was probably water, but thankfully he was wearing a bib.

"May I try?" Alfor asked you curiously, wanting to feed his and your son.

"Sure, go ahead." You answered, stepping to the side and giving Alfor the bowl and spoon.

Alfor smiled with excitement as he took the bowl of shaved ice and the spoon from you. He stood in front of the high chair and did exactly what you were doing. Lotarius happily accepted the flavored shaved ice that his father was offering him. You decided to sit in a nearby chair, thankful to finally rest your legs and feet.

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~ Blaytz ~

Even before Iris was born you and Blaytz bought various teething rings. So, when Iris started teething you refrigerated a few of them since she was cranky due to having sore gums. Iris was crankier than normal because her gums were so sore, so Blaytz went to go get a teething ring while you waited in the nursery with her.

"Here we go, daddy to the rescue!" Blaytz said as he quickly walked into the nursery, sitting on the floor with you and Iris and offering her the teething ring.

Iris stopped fussing when she saw the light blue teething ring, taking it with her little hands and looking at it in confusion. You and Blaytz watched as she nibbled on it a little. When Iris discovered that the teething ring was cold, but not too cold, she started madly chewing on it.

"Thank you, hot stuff." You said, thanking your husband for bringing the chilled teething ring so quickly.

"No thanks needed, cutie. I think she likes it." Blaytz said happily, watching as his daughter roughly chewed on the light blue teething ring, drooling on it at the same time.

"I'm glad that she does." You agreed, leaning against your husband.

You smiled as you leaned against your husband, happy that he brought the teething ring so quickly. Blaytz wrapped an arm around your waist, smiling down at you. Iris was just happy to have something to relieve the soreness in her gums as little teeth began growing. She made gnawing sounds as she chewed on the hard rubber ring as hard as she could.

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~ Gyrgan ~

"Come on Adu, why aren't you taking this nice looking teething ring?" Gyrgan asked Adu, keeping his frustration under control.

Adu glanced at the teething ring that was being offered to him and turned his nose up at it. He would rather have something else to chew on instead of a strange bright yellow hard rubber ring. Gyrgan sighed in aggravation, wishing that you were with him.

"Have you gotten him to take the teething ring?" You asked your husband as you walked into the nursery, seeing him and Adu sitting on the floor.

"No, I haven't. He isn't taking it no matter what I try he won't chew on it." Gyrgan told you, feeling a little less frustrated as he looked at you.

"I have an idea, come on; and bring the teething ring." You said as you walked over to Adu and picked him up off of the floor.

Gyrgan was a little confused, but he got up and followed you. You were having a slightly hard time holding Adu since he was getting bigger. You led your husband to the kitchen, putting Adu in his high chair and preparing a bowl of peach flavored baby food.

"Okay, dunk the teething ring into the baby food." You told Gyrgan, holding up the plastic blue bowl.

"That's actually a really good idea, but do you think that it'll work?" Gyrgan questioned, arching an eyebrow.

"Trust me, it works." You answered, knowing exactly what you were doing.

Gyrgan dunked part of the teething ring into the baby food until there was enough on it. Adu was suddenly very interested in the teething ring when he saw his father put it in the baby food and reached for it. As soon as Gyrgan gave Adu the teething ring Adu began gnawing on it and eating the baby food. Suddenly the strange ring wasn't so bad.

"He likes it!" Gyrgan exclaimed as he watched Adu chew and suck on the teething ring.

"See, I knew he would." You said, smirking at him.

Gyrgan smiled as he watched Adu chew on the teething ring, eating the rest of the baby food off of it. Every few minutes he would take the ring and re-dip it into the bowl before giving it back to his son. You hoped that Adu would eventually chew on teething rings without them being dipped into baby food.

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~ Trigel ~

When Astrid started showing signs of teething Trigel went to the doctor to get some teething gel. You were currently in the nursery with Astrid who was very cranky because of the tenderness in her gums. Astrid had tears rolling down her beige cheeks while chewing on the corner of one of her favorite baby blankets. You felt a wave of relief when Trigel rushed into the nursery while holding a small jar of teething gel.

"I'm so glad you're back." You said as Trigel sat down on the floor across from you and Astrid.

"It seems like I got here just in time. The doctor said to put this on her gums two to three times a day." Trigel told you as she opened the jar.

"That's good." You sighed in relief, thankful that the doctor had some teething gel.

Astrid stopped chewing on her blanket and stopped crying when Trigel opened the jar. Trigel scooped up a little of the cream colored gel with one of her fingers after placing the jar on the floor and picking Astrid up, cradling her in her arms. Trigel was careful while spreading the gel over Astrid's gums, feeling a few of her teeth trying to come through her gums.

"That's better, isn't it?" Trigel softly asked Astrid while getting more gel out of the jar.

Astrid sniffled as the teething gel was spread over her sore and sensitive gums, bringing relief almost instantly. You were so happy that you and Trigel finally had some teething gel for Astrid; you hated seeing your daughter in pain. You handed your wife a clean washcloth to wipe her finger off with after she finished applying teething gel to Astrid's gums. Astrid felt a lot better now that she finally had something to make her gums feel better.