What do second-time mothers know

So there I am giving Tommy a bath this morning, and I'm talking and he's smiling. Then I see something white in his mouth on his bottom gum, and I go to wipe it away with my finger, but it doesn't come off, and it's hard... he cut a tooth! Seriously? He can't be cutting teeth yet! So I had to check it again three more times. It's a tooth. And so it begins. Better break out the Jack Daniels for those sore gums. ha ha

He's been drooling a lot, but his gums haven't been swollen, and he hasn't been overly crabby. Plus, the doc said they can show signs of teething (drooling, etc.) for months before any teeth come through, so I didn't really think much about it. What do I know?! You'd think I had this stuff down considering I have another child and have been through this before. Apparently when you wait seven years to have a second child, you forget everything, or I least I did.