Today I had one of those mom moments where we say, please stop growing. Eva has her first tooth coming in and I had a realization that her cute gummy smile will eventually be no more. Now, I know she will still light up a room with her beautiful smile, but it is saying goodbye to something we have become so accustomed to that is a bit sad. I can vividly remember when she was just a few days old thinking how strange it was to have no teeth. I realize this is ridiculous, but none the less my thoughts. Over the past eight months we have randomly blamed a bad day on the possibility of teething. Clearly, we have been wrong many many times. But, alas the time had finally come! And to my surprise it has been nothing I expected. I expected super fussy, tons of drool, and her wanting to gnaw on everything (well, I guess she does gnaw on everything). Other than being a bit more clingy on Saturday with swollen gums she hasn't caused too much of a fuss (minus waking up crying in the middle of the night, but this isn't out of the ordinary). Today, I confirmed the long awaited hypothesis of teething when I could feel the first of a tooth's sharp edges poking through. Once the tooth is finally in I will capture its beauty. Until then, enjoy some gummy smiles!
