molar malaise

Oliver has been somewhat out of sorts this week. His teachers report he's been unusually fussy and clingy, wanting to be held frequently. He has been waking frequently in the night and his eating has been very erratic too. There's been a fair number of kids with colds and ear infections in his class so I have been checking his temperature frequently, but it has been normal. Tonight I spotted what might be a clue, in the form of a MOLAR peeking its way through the gum. I thought we had some time before the molars started. Looks like I need to go back to nightly perusal of the baby books.