all he wants for Christmas is his 4 back teeth

Today necessitated another trip to Lowe's. I don't love Lowe's. I don't hate it, but I don't love it like I used to. It reminds me of how many projects I'd like to do on our house. This used to be fun, but now is stressful. Who has the money or the time to do all those things to your house, especially when it's FALL outside and there are so many fun places to go?

Dennis gets easily bored in Lowe's now, so I pushed him around in the stroller and we kept in constant motion until we arrived at the Christmas decorations. His eyes just lit up looking at all the pre-lit trees and colorful yard displays. He played with a snow-globe ornament that had a button he could easily push, rewarding him with one of nine songs from the Rudolph movie and 'snow' swirling around the abominable snowman in the center of the globe. He touched the furry stockings and stared at the large inflatable lawn decor items. One of these was a helicopter with swirling blades on the top AND on the back, and Dennis watched it for quite a while.

So I've seen how big his eyes get now and I've seen the wonder in his face as he looked at everything, and I've had a little preview about how wonderful this Christmas will be. I can't wait to drive around with him and look at Christmas lights. Finally I'll have someone who might enjoy doing that with me!

In other news, he appears to be growing some mastodon teeth in the rear of his mouth. We aren't due for any teeth back there for another year or so, but he's been waking up crying HARD and drooling like a fountain. What else could it be but teeth? He puts his finger in his mouth and pushes it way back along his gum line. He's hurting so bad that he wants the pacifier, but when he puts it in it hurts, so he spits it back out and cries. Our good friend Motrin is helping some, and cold drinks seem to soothe him, but I can't wait til he has all twenty and we don't have to worry about teething for two years. These must really really hurt him because he's acting so upset and touching the side of his jaw and crying. Poor little guy. At least these are the last four.