Molar Beholder?

I must admit, I wasn't ready for this just yet. I would have appreciated a bit more time in between, but it looks like more teeth are coming in. Gusi is in an awful mood and when I say awful I mean down right dreadful. Everything upsets him--when his father leaves for work in the morning, when I won't let him play with the electrical cords, when I fail to give him the right Mardi Gras bead. Plus he was drooling again like a fountain and he's constantly got a finger shoved in his mouth. And, he has decided that he's going to fast for Lent apparently because he wants nothing to do with food. Oh, and did I mention that he's waking up every two hours at night? PapaGus is more than doing his job as a father--he got up with him every single time last night to rock Gusi to sleep. I feel that my days are long and my nights are longer so having PapaGus shoulder this is a blessing.

I read up on which teeth come in next (after #8) and I think our neighbors heard my jaw drop when I saw it was the molars. Isn't this too soon? He doesn't need them right now, does he? He can just keep gumming food for a few more months, right? Ugh. Alas, nature is taking its own course. A mom friend of mine with three kids said her first two had no signs of teething except the teeth themselves but her third one was the clincher. She said his molars came in right at a year and it was the most miserable he's ever been. Great. Another mom friend with four children chimed in that the molars were the worst and she's glad those days are behind her. Splendid was all I could think.

I keep trying to dig in Gusi's mouth to see if I can feel anything, but even on the rare occasion when he lets me I feel nothing. Plus, I've never felt that far in the back of his mouth so I don't know if his gums are swollen or not.

Everyone told me about the sleepless nights with a newborn, but they forgot to mention this to me. I've got several friends who are now expecting their first child and I've thought about telling them to not get too comfortable but then I realize that they'll figure it out soon enough. Why ruin their happy moment?