tantrums

for about 8 months now we've been saying to ourselves, "could dominic be teething???"  so, i feel like if i say that again, i'm crying wolf.  

but could it be true this time?  at 10 months he is a wee bit old to have absolutely no teeth.  

lately he's been unusually irritable.  things that he never thought twice about before are now major dramas involving tears and sometimes tantrums.  

"why can't i play with the toilet??!"

"but i want to crawl in the shower!"

"i don't wanna play in the playroom!"

"the floor is like hot lava to me!!!  don't you dare put me down!"

"you never let me play in the fridge - i never get to do what i want!"

and when he throws a tantrum, sometimes he bangs his head on the floor, which is kinda traumatic for me too.  

occasionally, he makes a pained face and then bangs his head on the floor (without crying), which i take to be a way of dealing with the pain in his mouth.  this is why i think he might really be getting some teeth this time.  

here's the photographic evidence of the head-banging:

here's what happened when i pulled him out of the fridge and closed the door: