and then there were 12...

So, back during the '06 holiday season, Jake had a crazy round of teething (remember that?), where he got his first 6 teeth within the span of 6 weeks. All that drooling and chewing and crankiness finally came to a head... and then (phew!) we were done. For a little while.

Teeth #7 and 8 came along, rather unceremoniously, sometime around Valentine's Day.

But now - drumroll, please! - teeth #s 9 through 12 are making as dramatic an entrance as #s 1 through 6. And they are molars, to boot!

For the past month or so, Jake has been in crazy yucky teething mode... again. He's actually been in a much better mood this time around, but I can't believe how quickly they just keep coming! Funny, isn't it, that this is the way in which Jake's development is most "advanced"...?

Ben thinks that if Jake is the first kid to have all his teeth but the last kid to walk, then life isn't so bad. And I suppose he's right.

But the inconsistent nights of sleep are killing me!