Oh my gosh....

Sophia has an adult tooth! And a second one about to break through the gums. Both are behind the two bottom front baby teeth.

I noticed the tooth about a week ago and took her to the dentist today for her 6-month check-up. [A side note: The last two times I took her for a check-up she cried and wouldn't let the dental assistant even look inside her mouth. This appointment was a success. She had a cleaning, flossed and even let them paint on a vitamin.]

Will and I were both paranoid that this tooth was abnormal, but the dentist assured me that everything looks "ok". This strange occurance has a name. It's called having shark teeth (because sharks have multiple sets of teeth and they all appear behind the existing sets). Normally kids loose their first tooth at age 6. She won't be 5 until May so it's pretty early. Luckily the bottom two teeth are a little bit loose so the dentist said that if she wiggles them they should fall out naturally. I would hate to have to have them pulled.

With this all said, Sophia now thinks she's an adult. She's been using the " but I'm an adult" answer for a number of her recent behaviors (like using the scissors which I have cleverly hidden).