Teeth! Teeth! Teeth!

For a long time, Julien stayed at having 6 teeth - 4 on top and 2 at the bottom. And that is quite a feat, because, I think besides another baby, he is the only baby I know that has so many teeth so fast. 

This week, he started his drooling act again. Everywhere he goes, he leaves a wet trail - ok I exaggerate - at least a few little puddles! Haha! At first, I didn't really notice it, because he just needs a bib everyday these days. But slowly, I realise that one bib a day just doesn't seem sufficient anymore and his chin is perpetually wet and so do my shirts become every time I hold him.

And yesterday, he started biting anything that he can put in his mouth... which is a bit of a surprise to me, cos Julien has not been much of a pop-toys/objects-into-my-mouth kind of baby so far.  And Daddy Low and I have both got a rude shock individually when we suddenly felt his sharp little pearlies trying to take a chunk out of us - he's gone for arms, tummy, chest... Ouch!

In fact, he also bites on his toothbrush now, when we have brushing-teeth time. And he would not let go. (Yup, we have been religiously  brushing teeth since his 4-teeth days. The dear little man would open his mouth every time I show him the brush and open my own mouth and make brushing noises. I think he likes the taste of toothpaste).  Curious, I decided to check his gums yesterday... and I found Nr 7 peeping out at me from the lower gum, just beside his left tooth. The right one is not out yet, but I dun suppose it will be long now; they do come in pairs. Excitedly, I told Daddy Low about it when he came back from work.


But today had a bigger surprise for me. Julien is now into babbling and laughing ever so happily till his eyes become mere slits. He does this very frequently now, almost every hour. Today, while standing up in the playpen holding on to the rim and babbling and laughing away, he fell down onto the floor of the playpen and landed on a hard toy. I quickly scooped him up and checked him over. From laughing and babbling happily, the poor thing was now crying and wanted some consoling, but otherwise seemed to have no major injuries. It was in my check that I saw them - the next 2 teeth peeping out in the top gum, just beside the outermost teeth now. 

I was stunned for a minute. That's teeth Nr 8 and 9! Goodness, this boy is just sprouting teeth! My mum had just said earlier in the morning that Julien is really fast with his teeth, when I told her about Nr 7. And now, two more! Wow! Well done, Jules!


But for now, I am definitely staying clear of my little boy's mouth when he comes crawling, especially when he crawls up me, pulling onto me to stand upright. This is a mini Jaws here! I think next Chinese New Year, he will be eating bah kwa faster than me!