My Son the Shark

My knowledge of sharks is limited. But here is what I know:

* Sharks do not have bones, they have cartilage.

* Sharks eat meat and occasional attack humans.

* The largest shark is the whale shark.

* The fastest shark is the Mako.

* Sharks use their keen sense of smell to track down blood and their prey.

* Sharks have multiple layers of very sharp teeth

Now what could my son possibly have in common with a shark, you ask? Well, he is in the process of getting his "grown-up" teeth.  Most children get a wiggly tooth and proceed to wait for the new one to arrive. Not my son...his teeth are impatient. They don't want to wait for the wiggly tooth to fall on it's own, and they are unwilling to just give these little teeth a push from below.

My son, has ROWS of teeth.

This is the second tooth that has miraculously appeared behind his little white Chiclets. They are wide, jagged, and unwilling to wait. These teeth stand behind the group of small teeth huddled in the front. They don't push the teeth out of the way, they just stand taller in the back, waiting to see over the small tooth. My son has gotten to the point where he has to wiggle the small tooth to make room for these big honkers that are coming in.

Is this something to worry about? The dentist says that it's fine as long as they aren't bothering T. OK, I'll just have to be patient with my son as his rows of shark teeth appear like a fin signaling an attack.