no more gummy smile

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!