oh those sweet gummy grins

how i'll miss thee :(

after months of on/off teething, the little one is sprouting sharpies in his mouth.
can't tell if it's both lower incisors (front) or just the right one.
but the sharp edges have poked through overnight last night, almost exactly 2 weeks before he turns 8 months.
i know the inevitable cannot be delayed nor avoided, but teeth signifies the beginning of the end of his babyhood and that makes me a little misty-eyed.
and also leaves my poor nipples a little more bruised and battered than before.

but at least now i know that there was a good reason for his incredibly crappy night last night.
he was crabby and whiny and fussy and so tired but unable to fall asleep and stay asleep.
sigh.
hopefully now that it has broken through, he's feeling a little better and we can all get some sleep at night.