Esther complained periodically yesterday that her gum was hurting on her lower left side in the very back. I looked at it and felt it and couldn't find any evidence of anything wrong, but it reminded me somewhat of when she was teething on her two-year molars. So I looked up tooth development this morning and found out that six-year molars can come in at five years, and are normally the first permanent teeth to erupt. I had suspected with her two-year molars that she felt some discomfort several months before they actually appeared, so I thought it was just possible that her six-year molar was moving deep within her gum and that was what was bothering her.
Well, apparently the molar wasn't all that deep, because tonight when I was brushing Esther's teeth--viola, there it was! It hasn't quite broken skin yet, but it's clearly visible under the gum. For cryin' out loud, not only is the child not six yet, she isn't even five! What does she think she's doing, growing up so fast??
For Esther's part, she has been envying friends' loose teeth and new permanent teeth for some months already, so she is pleased as punch to be starting the process. I'm just hoping we still have a while before we have to decide what to do about the tooth fairy!
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