My first tooth!

Well today is a momentous occasion for us...Isabel cut her first tooth!!! She has been pretty temperamental these last few days, especially at bedtime. And she has been pretty wakeful at night as well. I felt inside her mouth this morning, and sure enough, I felt the tip of her bottom left front tooth (or as David would say, "her left mandibular central incisor), just poking above the gums. I have so many emotions. Excitement that she hit such an exciting milestone; relief that maybe sleeping will get a bit easier, and mommy can get more done around the house because she isn't always holding her whiny little angel; sadness because there really is no turning back now, she is growing up. She looks so much older to me already. She is no longer a little baby, she is getting so much closer to being a toddling little munchkin. It is hard to explain, but she has just grown up so much and I will never have that little bundle in my arms that just laid there and looked at me with such amazement. And because she is growing so fast, it makes me a little scared. Scared that I won't know what to do as she grows up and won't know what to teach her. Scared that one day she won't want to hang around me and I won't be the center of her universe. I love that kid more than I can comprehend. I know there will be plenty more "firsts" that I can experience with her, I just wish they would slow down in their approachment. This mommy stuff is pretty emotional, but I wouldn't trade it for the world.