Teeth, feet and screams *

Goodbye toothlessness, hello teeth!

Yes, they started growing a day after his magnificence turned 8 months old**. By that time holding on to mom's fingers in order to stand up was (a hundred times per day) daily routine, and a play-pan (OK pen, written like the fountain pen!) had to be purchased and installed at Stela-the-baby-sitter so that she could catch a breath without his majesty threatening to bump his royal head falling off the couch. Or break his first precious tooth, which is being followed closely by a second precious tooth. If anyone can't see the second precious one, squint harder, or wait for next month's pictures!

Until now the teething experience had been far more comfortable for his majesty's humble servants than his august strive for bipedalism. The troubles associated with teeth growing had been minimum : a few nights of extra fussiness easily calmed down by "tzatza" and once or twice by 2.5 ml of Nurofen (ibuprofen), here and there a cranky half a day when his radiance would be, well, less radious and more vociferous. But that's about it - no fever, no rushes, no endless screams, none of the foretold miseries of creation and eruption had afflicted us. So far the cuteness is maximum and the inconvenience barely there. Of course, I'm not sure we'll be just as lucky as times goes by and more fangs come to adorn King Gabriel's splendidly bare gums, so let's not jinx it.

This may let you wondering why mention screams in the title. Because these days when his majesty communicates, 7 heavens hear! When his grace chooses to share his excitement, it is done at high pitch. And when his worship is outraged by his subjects's lack of solicitous response he appeals to their hearts ... and their bloody ears. So yes, besides growing our teeth and using our feet, our voice is getting stronger too, and we do have lots of screams to share with the universe.

So in all it's been a month with many very bright and some very sad moments, but King Gabriel has always been on the shinny, upright and out-loud side. That being said, until next time, pictures and videos of the month for the faithful! ***

Daddy says Gabi and I have the same eye color. Daddy is blinded by love, of course.

That, or he is a visionary.

Moment of Zen

The Chick and his Daddy:

*That's a name suggestion for Gabi's future fan-club.

** to be precise: 8 months, 8200 grams, 68.5 cm. in length, 42 cm. head circumference.

** except for our Swiss adventure which had been chronicled extensively by daddy.

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