:D Welcome to BW! Fellow Canuck here! Congrats on the new addition to the family. You are going to love this adventure and if you have skin babies, Spike will have all the playmates he needs. I found lots of toys helped with the chewing phase as well as I took his rope toy wet it and then froze it ( his favourate toy at that time) make sure he has lots to chew on and a kong is always a good toy too fill it with kibble then stuff the end with peanut butter or chez wiz it will encourage him to chew on the kong (praise him when he does chew on it ). And always remember this is just a part of the growing up period and it will pass just have a lot of love and understanding and most of all Patience. You are going to love this ride. If you are able post pics I would love to see your baby.