All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth

I have to imagine that this is what MacBaby is thinking right now, even though he's probably not cognizant of "Christmas" or "teeth." At eight and a half months-old, he has two tiny white specks sticking out of his bottom gums. The development of these buds occurred about two weeks ago.

MacDad and I wonder how his teeth will change his smile and if he'll look goofy with two lone teeth. While I don't obsessively wonder about my son's dental development during my waking life, sometime I dream that he smiles, revealing a whole set of pearly whites. Strange.

In the meantime, he enjoys holding tubes of toothpaste and thinks that when we brush our teeth it's the funniest thing he's ever seen. So, I bought him his very own baby toothbrush. He enjoys chewing on it. Hopefully this leads to good dental hygiene practices. Soon enough, he'll be standing beside us at the sink, brushing his own teeth. For now, we still get a kick out of his gummy grin.