Teeth!

Lola has had eight teeth for a long time and she proudly displays them when she smiles. Unfortunately, she's been in a lot of pain for the last few weeks because she's growing her molars. Her back gums are very red, swollen, and hard. The teeth are visible through the gums, which is a disturbing thing overall, and she often tries jabbing something in her mouth in the hopes that it will help the pain. She spends most of her time with her hands in her mouth and now both her hands are red and chapped and painful too. Poor Lola. We're hopeful that her teeth cut through soon so she can be in less pain.

Raina has had twenty teeth for a long time and she also proudly displays them when she smiles. Soon, though, she'll have nineteen, because Raina has a loose tooth! One of her front bottom teeth wiggles when touched and she's so excited about it. She enthusiastically wiggles the tooth for any willing onlooker. (She caused Samantha to flee in disgust last night, which was funny to watch.) So she learned about the tooth fairy and we all shared "losing teeth" stories. Raina is eager to start losing hers.