First chomper

Friday evening, Tabitha was being her usual cheerful self.  Of course, her cheerful self has been very droolly lately, and she's been stuffing things into her mouth like a fiend.  Fingers, toys, blankets, and any part of her clothes she can lift to her mouth have all gotten some time.  She was lying on my lap, chewing on my finger, when I felt something a little hard.  And then felt it again, and again, and then peered into her mouth, trying to catch a glimpse of her first little tooth.  And there it was, just barely peeking out from her gum.

okay, you have to look really close, but it's there

It had crossed my mind that she was probably teething, but I figured it would take a little longer to get her first tooth.  Her sister teethed on my car keys, when she was about a month older.  Tabitha started drooling when we visited Amy a couple weeks ago.  I figured we were in for a month of drool before we got some teeth.  Apparently, Tabitha doesn't like to hang around waiting; she likes to get things done.