Has anyone seen my baby boy?

Anyone? Because he's missing. That's right, one minute he was here, wearing tiny little newborn diapers and cute one piece sleepers and then suddenly he just vanished.

Oh, and can anyone tell me who this boy in my house is? He's definitely taller than my other babies and wears jeans and screen tees, seems to enjoy rough housing and riding a bike--without training wheels no less--and is reading things he shouldn't be reading and therefore knowing things he shouldn't (like his kindergarten newsletter telling about upcoming events for his class)...anyone know this kid?

Maybe this'll help...he's got a loose tooth!!!

Sob, sob, sob...gulp, waaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh! Okay, so I confess--I know this kid. He's mine. Yup, my first born. He's been out of diapers for a long time now and I've had less and less say about his wardrobe lately and yeah, I'm the one who taught him to read--although I never told him to read the newsletters for Pete's sake--but he seems so different to me since his tooth became loose. I mean, he seems so much older! Sniff.

Soon he'll have a gap in the bottom row of his teeth. Sniff, sniff. Soon he'll have a big tooth in it's place. Sob! You do know what this means don't you? Soon he'll lose that tooth and with it all traces of his babyhood will be gone forever!! GASP!

I just can't take this. Not now. Not during the holidays--I mean, I get all weepy and ridiculous this time of year as it is! I don't need this added emotional trauma! Oh, and need I remind everyone I'm still all post-partum-y and I've been riding a virtual rollercoaster of emotions? Man, how am I going to make it through Christmas without losing it??

I need to get it together man!

Sigh...okay, so it's a loose tooth. No biggie right? Right. I'm sure that I'll get over it. I'm sure I'll forget all about it and when he loses his
Very First Tooth (gulp) I'll be totally fine. I won't cry. I'll simply help him tuck it under his pillow so that the Tooth Fairy can fairly compensate him for it. I'll be fine. Really...I will.

Sigh...