The Freaking Agony!!!!!!

Why does teething hurt kids so much? And, more to the point, why are we ALL made to suffer for the pain that is caused by enamel forcing its way through soft, tender gum tissue? Kane is getting an incisor or a molar, I can't tell which, because he isn't letting me poke around long enough in his mouth to figure it out. But damnit, that tooth better serve him well and if I ever, EVER find out somewhere down the road it got a cavity and again caused him and his parents pain and suffering (and money), I will find some way to wreak havoc and rain fire and retribution down on its inanimate being, so help me. I am so tired right now. So is the bug, but he won't go down, and he just walks drunkenly into walls and doors and makes little squeals and laughs while trying to say "Hi" to the telephone. His favorite sound in the world right now (to make) is the sound of an elephant - he goes around waving his arm up and down like an elephant trunk and making a sound between a squeak and a fart. Phil commented the other night it looked like he was giving us the Third Reich salute, since he sometimes also likes to experiment with his walks to figure out the most efficient (and most fun) way to travel. Yeah, I guess the goosestep could throw people off. Other words he has said in the past week (maybe once or twice, never with consistency): (While we walked through the park and passed the pond) "Duh(ck)" - say the last two letters very softly, so it's mostly "DUH!" - points given to him because he was pointing to the ducks floating around and flying about. "Hi" to the telephone today. (Always asked, never declared): "This?" (say it like "Dis?") "Meow!" "Juice?" - say iit like "Deuce?"