They're Here!

Cooper now has molar teeth on the left side of his mouth (if you're facing him). This tooth has been a little more of a struggle coming in ~ he didn't want to eat as much and was just a little grumpier than normal. Looks like the right side is ready to pop through any day now!

Frenulum

Our word of the day today is frenulum ~ the membrane between the upper lip and the upper gum. Why do we know this word? Cooper!! He was moving furniture today at school when he fell and tore his frenulum. I took him to see Dr. Brooks and he said had the laceration been anywhere else on his body, it probably would need stitches, but the mouth has an amazing ability to heal itself and it should be completely healed within 1-2 days. And his teeth are fine...no bruising of the gums, no wiggly teeth. Whew!!

Here's Cooper trying to show you his frenulum

Does this look like a child that had a traumatic day?
Smiling as always

So much fun in the bathtub

What a fake smile!

By the way, Cooper now weighs 24.2 lbs. A 2 pound increase in 17 days. Table food and whole milk does a body good!

Make it Eight

Cooper's 8th tooth broke through on Saturday. He puts a big bite mark on you now when he chomps down!

If you look closely, the new tooth is the bottom right.

Lucky Number 7

Cooper's 7th tooth came in on Thursday. It won't be long before he's eating table food with us!

For a closer look

3 in 1

Three teeth in one day. He handled it like a champ. Cooper's top two front teeth and the upper tooth to the right of them came in on Friday. Looks like the upper left tooth will be in before too long.

He wouldn't let me get a picture holding his lips up to where you can see all 3 new teeth. (check out those gorgeous blue eyes)

Toofer Thursday

Cooper's 2nd tooth finally decided to make an appearance. It actually popped through on Sunday, but today has been the first chance I've had to get a good picture of it!!