Chomper Alert!
When I was a kid, I used to be afraid of old people. The part that freaked me out the most was the fact that they could take their teeth out. The thought of someone without their teeth still gives me the heebie-jeebies. This has me concerned because TheMonk still does not have a single tooth. And until today, Swee’Pea didn’t have any either.
But now, ladies and gentlemen, I am proud to announce that my daughter has a tooth. No longer will she have to gum her food! No longer will she be defenseless against a brother intent on stealing her binky! No longer will her school-mates be able to call her Gummy Bri! And no longer will her daddy worry about her giving people the heebie-jeebies later in life. She has a tooth!!!
Let the record show that Swee’Pea has produced her right central incisor at 10 months, five days. Never mind that the average baby produces this tooth at 7.8 months. It just goes to show that TheMonk and Swee’Pea are NOT average. I could have told you that. (And don’t worry, TheMonk. Years from now they’ll call you eccentric which is a lot better than Gummy)
What is most impressive is that we really had no idea that she was teething. In retrospect, she might have been a bit crankier than usual but nothing out of the realm of normal. She did have a runny nose the past couple of days and she did wake up unusually early on Saturday and Sunday but who knew she was teething? Not me. I’m going to have to work on her communication skills. I mean, we’ve got Orajel and Infant Tylenol all ready to go, just for situations like these and she goes and does it naturally.
So, if you want to see what a girl with her first tooth looks like, I’m happy to oblige. Behold, the one-tooth wonder!
Bri chewing on Daddy’s camera lens cap
Daddy, this would taste a lot better if it was a cookie!
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Yay! It sounds like perhaps she takes after her cousin. He’s been a pretty fuss-free teether, and relatively slow too. Keep an eye out–she might also be like her cousin and never get just one at a time!
It seemed like Thomas was painfully slow to get his first teeth in. Fortunately, the first two were followed rapidly by the next six. And then nothing for month and months and months–it was just last week that we were finally able to increase the official tooth count from eight to 10.
Comment by Aunt Liz — April 18, 2006 @ 12:20 am
OMG! She is too cute for words.
How about a bit of chocolate on the lens cap?
Maria
Comment by mdvelazquez — April 18, 2006 @ 1:23 am
My kids have all teethed early/on time. It’s not all it’s cracked up to be. They can bite while nursing, and IT HURTS!! Be grateful for an easy teething kid, too.
Congratulations, Bri!
Comment by Deanna — April 18, 2006 @ 1:40 am
Yay for Bri! Baylee was the exact same way for her teeth–she just stuck her index finger in her mouth a whole lot, and voila, one day there was a tooth. Now she has four and teething has been pretty painless for us. However, we’re still waiting on Brayden to get one.
Comment by Amy — April 18, 2006 @ 6:26 am
ooooo and now comes daddy getting his finger bitten! LOL You are so lucky that she didn’t exhibit the usual teething symptoms. Believe me, they are not pretty!
Congratulations Bri!
Comment by Vixen — April 18, 2006 @ 7:32 am
At least they weren’t as late as my youngest one… her first tooth came in at 17 months. She is over 2 years old and hasn’t gotten all those baby teeth in yet. Still missing three and she’ll be getting her two year molars sometime (probably next year though.) The good thing about getting them later in life is that they are more able to handle the pain.
Comment by Julie — April 18, 2006 @ 8:58 am
She is just ADORABLE!!!
Comment by jen — April 18, 2006 @ 9:40 am
She’s a tough little cookie. Speaking of, how about a Cookie, dad?
Comment by Grandmother — April 18, 2006 @ 11:52 am
Oh, the drool. I love it. I think every kid cuts their first one at different ages. Not to worry my friend. And you’re lucky that she didn’t fuss much.
Comment by Melissa — April 18, 2006 @ 12:18 pm
What a cutie!
Comment by Katie — April 19, 2006 @ 9:18 am