Little man and little miss have both been drooling and chewing for about two months now. The first day I noticed little man soak the front of his outfit I got really excited (terrified) about the possibility of teeth (I also bought a bunch of bibs). I waited and nothing happened. The drooling subsided and things went back to normal. This would happen on and off for a month and a half. I thought I was just being over excitable (terrified) for new milestones, especially when my pediatrician laughed and said "babies drool." Then, on one of little miss's many doctor's appointments over this past month, the PA looked in her mouth and proclaimed that the indents of teeth could be seen and I should expect a tooth (or two) to be popping up soon. Back to excited (terrified). And I waited and waited and waited. Then it happened. I was playing on the floor with the babies one day, getting lots of gummy smiles, when I noticed just a faint bit of white on the gum. WHAT IS THAT?! Excitedly (terrified) I examined the speck and upon prodding it... yes, it's a tooth! Little man has his first tooth. Wait, that's not right. Up until now little miss has hit all of her milestones usually about two weeks before little man. Little miss was examined by a medical professional and was told to expect a tooth soon. But, here is little man proudly showing off his new pearly white.
That was over two weeks ago now. Little miss continues to drool and soak many the bib and somedays less so. But, still no teeth. Meanwhile, little man's tooth is working on slowly emerging from his gum. I think it's about a third of the way up at this point. Now, I know I have a bad memory, especially after having the twins, but I did not remember teeth taking so long to come in. I know you're probably laughing at me, but I seriously thought it took a few days, maybe a week and there would be a tooth. I would only have to deal with teething in short bursts as each new tooth erupted. Another hope dashed.
One baby tooth down (almost), another 39 to go.
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