Montessori and molars

These molars have been a NIGHTMARE so far!  He is not himself at all and sometimes makes such screeching noises when I try to put his pjs on, or give him a bath, or feed him, or put him down, that I swear he sounds possessed or like a rabid animal!  Tonight after bath he normally isn't too excited to get out (he usually loves baths), but it's typically just a little whining here and there quickly solved with some music or a book distraction.  But tonight he cowered in the corner on his side on the floor and screamed and screamed because I had to : put his diaper on, put some lotion on him, and put his jammies on.  What torture, right?  I am trying everything from the typical stuff to the more voodoo stuff (amber beads, hyland teething tablets, etc) in desperation.  Thank goodness he is still sleeping fairly normally or I'd really want to rip my hair out!  He still sleeps through the night, although he's been tossing and turning early in the morning lately because of pain, and he still naps fine with rare exceptions.  Yesterday he took a 3 hour nap (his longest EVER), and today he took slightly over 2 hours I was told!  One molar down, 7 to go...

Today I checked out the Montessori preschool around the corner from us because I am going to start him there in the fall.  It should be great and I think he will respond really well to the program there.  He likes his personal space so I think the way they encourage individual play as well as group activities will be good for him.  He also likes to do everything on his own, and they emphasize that as well - washing their own hands, letting them choose their activity, being able to go into the little fridge and get their lunch themselves when it's time.  He has responded well to the ability to put himself down for nap at the daycare right now; they just go get their little blankets and lay on their mats for nap in a group.  It is the same setup here too, but they expect the kids to do things on their own like this in more ways, such as getting their lunch boxes themselves.  I will hopefully be filling out paperwork and have his days blocked in for September at some point this week!  Preschools are competitive around here...some friends have been on waiting lists for the Grosse Pointe Public school system preschool for over 3 years!  I'm lucky to find even ONE place that has openings for this year without having to be on a waiting list for several years.  And it is only about $858 a month for 5 full days (7a-6p), which equals about $43 a day.  That's actually $3 LESS than what I pay right now for his regular daycare and he would get much more learning at the preschool.