Teefs

I cannot believe Ashton is going on 14 months old and is toothless. I keep checking his gums. I will see the buds right under his red swollen irritated gums. The next time I check- buds are gone.

The poor boy just wants steak!

He has been overly tired and cranky. He is chewing on everything. I think this means we are on the teething road. I have thought this in the past, so I am not getting excited. I don't even say it outloud to anyone, but Adam.

I keep watch like a hawk. I feel up and down. I pull down his lip and investigate. I am a little tooth obsessed and probably quite annoying to Ashton as I pull, push, lift and touch his mouth.

I usually pull down his lip and look at the bottoms, rub the gumline and then feel the front top of his upper gum. Today I lift up his lip (which is a first) and there it is! Tada- his first tooth came through. I missed it!

He has an eye tooth half way broken through! A little pearly white has missed all my inspections. How can this be?

I look across to his other 'fang' and it too is making its way through the gum. It is now no holds bar. I am all up in his mouth looking and probing. He is not happy with this new procedure!

Who would have thought. I know Ashton is my tricky child, but even this is too much! Teething behind my back? Who would have thought. I am not taking it personally assuming he doesn't try keeping it from me again!