day care update

Just got a call from the day care center. They have an infant position opening Dec. 18, and we are first on the list. After that, there are no openings forseen unless someone leaves the center (i.e. there are no older infants expected to age up to toddlers.) So I guess this is our slot; we'd said we wanted Jan. 1 as a start date.

The Dillo will be 5 months and 1 week old at that point. He might be sitting up on his own; he'll certainly be rolling well and probably grabbing stuff and shoving it in his mouth. He is such a good and easy baby to care for that I don't expect he'll have any trouble adjusting. Because of the Xmas holidays there will probably be fewer children than usual in the classrooms, so he'll get a lot of attention as we start. I can pick him up at 1:30 if I want to for the first 2 weeks, as my work from home agreement goes until the end of the year.

Why am I still worried and stressed out?

tooth question

I think Dillo's first tooth is in, but if what I think is a tooth really is one, it's in a weird place - where I'd expect a canine. Dr. Google notes that the usual pattern is 8 incisors, then 4 molars, then canines, and that's what Casper did (she got her first tooth at 4 months, and canines at 18 or so.) Anybody heard of first teeth in weird places? Or could it be something other than a tooth? It's hard and sharp, and he's certainly been acting like a teether (i.e. yelling his fool head off inconsolably this afternoon - mr. flea is about to run out for infant tylenol.)