William George has his first tooth! We have been waiting and waiting for his top front teeth to appear. I thought we would definitely see those teeth before Christmas, as they are so visible. We have been keeping a constant tooth check because we are secretly hopeful that once he is able to eat regular food (although, yes, it is much too early) (and our recent egg experiment was a FAIL) he will be free and clear of allergies. You might say we are foolishly hopeful.
Anyrate, I gave George a bath Saturday night. Afterward, I was cleaning his gums with a wash cloth when I felt a slight snag. Upon examination, I saw the tiniest bit of white tooth (lower right). Well, I immediately alerted the rest of the team, and soon George was lying on the bed while we alternated taking turns feeling his tooth. The girls loved it, and I am sure George is building up immunity from all the germs we passed his way.
In other news, we had our regular Starbursts game Saturday morning. Skip made an excellent point that the Starbursts should take the field with REM's "Orange Crush" blasting. We think it would be awesome. Back to the point, we are at the point where "outs" count. Previously, no one was ever out and everyone scored. Personally, I would like to live in a world where that continues, but that is not to be. Imagine the girls' surprise when they got out. While they were lined up to bat, I carefully explained that they can now be tagged out, that the object of the game is for them to get to first base before the ball is thrown there. Well... Gracie did not really believe this theory. Or, she wanted to test this theory, as is her way. (Gracie... who spent a couple of piano practices arguing with me about where middle C is on the piano. Gracie... who argued that she should be able to write the letters of her name in any order she chooses.) Therefore, it should not have be surprising when Gracie refused to run to first base and was tagged out. She simply must test these theories, and she is never happy when she is wrong.
Gracie was a believer at our next at bat and dutifully ran to first base. Lauren on the other hand, got distracted during her run around the bases. She was on second and became mesmerized by something in center field and missed her prompts (coaches shouting "Run, Lauren, RUN!!!") to sprint to third.
O-u-t.
She left the field under protest and in tears.
Highlights, however, included very good hitting and really good defense. They understand the concept of stopping the ball and throwing to first. Gracie has perfected her stance and is mostly "at the ready". Lauren played short stop and that may very well be a good fit for her since she seemed to be effortlessly scrambling here and there to get the ball.
All in all, we had a fantastic weekend.
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