As promised: my son, Fang.

Daniel decided he did not want his status as tooth front-runner to be in jeopardy. So in response to Rebecca’s first tooth three days ago, he decided to bust out tooth number four, the companion to his first fang.

I sure hope those middle two come in soon…

The score: Daniel, 3; Rebecca, 1!

Only 2.5 months after her brother, my girl popped her first tooth today. She’s been gnawing on M’s fingers something fierce, so it was only a matter of time.

As for the requests I’ve gotten for a picture of my son, Fang, I have to wait just a little longer for it to come in enough to show well in a photo. But believe me, it’s silly-looking.

I discovered yesterday morning, somewhat to my surprise, that Daniel has cut a new tooth (his third, Rebecca still has none). I suppose this isn’t a huge shock, as he’s been especially drooly and gnawing on everything in sight, but the budding tooth hadn’t been as visibly apparent as his first two. Or maybe I just wasn’t looking.

Anyways, it’s an upper tooth. But, interestingly, not one of the middle teeth. A lateral incisor, so it would seem, the one on Daniel’s left. It’s counterpart on the right appears to be on the way as well. Um, a little out of order there, buddy.

Either my son is getting fangs, or he’s just going to look like an old man or a hockey player, missing his front two teeth. Nice. That’ll be cute.

Daniel! On his six-month birthday exactly, the tooth has broken through. We could see yesterday that it was getting close, but just in the last few hours, you can actually see and feel that it has cracked the surface. We’ll see if #2 is far behind…

Well, we made our first unscheduled trip to the pediatrician’s office today. While Daniel’s cough seems to be slowly improving, Rebecca woke up with a goopy, yellow, crusty left eye. No waiting for a callback, I was one of the many people causing a busy signal at the doctor’s office at precisely 9AM. We got in at 3:15 and were seen right away, no waiting! I do like my pediatrician quite a lot. She took one look and said, “yup, conjunctivitis.” She checked ears to make sure there was no corresponding ear infection, and upon hearing Daniel’s cough, took a quick listen to both of their chests. All is otherwise well, and a trip to the pharmacy later, we have enough antibiotic ointment for four little eyes, just in case.

Oh, and if you’re keeping count, that’s four teeth pushing against little gums, one congested cold, and one case of pinkeye. And a 3-hour flight coming up on Friday. Wohoo!

Whose tooth will crack the surface first? We’ve been suspecting it for a few weeks, but I really do think both kids are teething. I didn’t want to jump to the conclusion too quickly, since I know a lot of people say “teething” when their kids start putting everything in their mouth. But that’s just what babies do, not related to teething.

But no, my kids are not just exploring with their mouths, they’re full-on biting everything they can. Sleep and eating are disrupted, and they love it when you rub those sore little gums. You can even see the tell-tale white bumps under the gumline. Not super close to the surface, but something where there used to be nothing.

So, we’ll see whose break through first. Daniel’s appear to be more prominent, but he also opens his mouth a lot wider than his sister, so it’s hard to tell on her. It’s amazing the range of ages when babies get teeth. Some get them at four months, or like my neighbor’s son, some don’t get any until 14 months! You just never know. But it doesn’t look like it’ll be too long.

Of course, I said that with rolling over. It’s been since Thanksgiving, and both babies (Rebecca, especially) still just hang out all the way on their sides, twisted and contorted, about half an inch from going all the way to their tummies. I don’t think they really have any interest in completing the roll. Belly to back is no problem, but the other way remains elusive. Ah well.

By the way, in case you were wondering, I am continuing to fall in love with my new lens. What a difference it makes, especially when it comes to indoor photos (which is about all we do when it’s cold and snowy). Here you go, today’s drooly monsters…