The Tooth Fairy

Well, we are officially a stop on the Tooth Fairy's route! On Saturday Will lost his first tooth! This tooth has been loose forever, it was one of those that was just hanging...I don't know how it survived this long! Jason tried several times to talk Will into letting him pull it out. Will wasn't buying it. In fact he got a slight look of terror when Jason suggested tying it to a door knob and slamming the door! My friend even bribed him with some nutter butters if he'd pull it out. Will was having none of it. He actually thought about that one though!

So Saturday morning we were getting ready for family pictures. I told him to go to his room and get his shoes on. He jumped off our bed (which he's not supposed to do!) and ran to his room. He came tearing back in about 2 seconds later yelling "MOM, DAD!! LOOK!" We looked, and in his hand was a white little square! I think it took us a minute to realize it was his tooth. Seriously, I thought this tooth was the indestructible tooth, I mean it had even survived corn on the cob! (one of our attempts to get it out!) He was so excited, and couldn't believe it came out.

Well without a doubt, the Tooth Fairy showed up at our house that night. She left Will an envelope with his name on it, and a 5 dollar bill! I know, I know generous Tooth Fairy! (Actually there was a choice between a 5 dollar bill & a 1 dollar bill.) However she did make a disclaimer to Will (via Mommy) that the $5 was a first time tooth only deal. Because you know as well as I do that my smart firstborn would be telling everyone of how the Tooth Fairy gypped him out of $4!

I can't believe my "baby" is old enough to lose a tooth! He doesn't have the normal gap toothed grin though. His permanent tooth is already pretty much in! Indestructible baby tooth remember? Now my only question is what does the Tooth Fairy do with all the teeth she collects?

Teeth Trouble

We took Olivia to her first dentist appointment back in January. It was supposed to be just a normal cleaning with nothing exciting to report. Well her dentist noticed her back teeth looked like they were breaking down. After feeling like the worst mom in the world, the dentist assured me that it was nothing I did or didn't do, she just had weak enamel on her teeth. They compared it to using chalk...the more you use it, the more it wears down. The dentist told me that it was just the way her teeth formed, and they are not sure why. Now this does not mean we will have the same problem with her permanent teeth. We then took her to a pediatric dentist, and they told us that we needed to have her teeth capped, and because of her age, she needed to be put out completely. We decided to have a second opinion because we weren't totally OK with that option. We went to a second dentist who told us the same thing except he gave us another option of doing it in the office where she would have two separate visits, and she'd be under a local anesthetic & laughing gas. We were pretty conflicted about what to do. After lots of prayer and discussion, we decided to put her under. We felt this was the best option because Olivia is almost always happy, but she definitely has a stubborn streak. The dentist's office called me and told me that our insurance didn't cover the hospital visit, (which is strange since I had three kids in a hospital!) so we'd have to do it in the office after all.

Her first appointment was awful. There were lots of tears and resistance. I had to physically hold her down and fight back tears myself. I was not looking forward to having to do that with her again, so I told Jason he had to do round 2 with her. Today we went back to the office for her second appointment. She chose me (again!) to go back with her, and I of course obliged. She did great! There were still tears, but no resistance at all! Olivia was so brave and we are so proud of her! She got some special presents from Mom & Dad, those really made her happy. You can't go

wrong with a Princess doll and chapstick! :)

It was really hard for me to sit there and see my child in pain and know that there was nothing I could do about it. I had to totally give it up to God, and know that she was being protected by Him.

It also really made me think of how God must have felt to watch His only child suffer and die for me. From the bottom of this mommy's heart, I thank God for his sacrifice, and also for keeping my baby safe today!

Batter Up!

Tonight was Will's first baseball game! He was so cute in his uniform! He's playing machine pitch, which is a big jump from tee-ball. He got one hit, and then made the classic move...nothing! He just stood there for a second, and then remembered he had to run. He didn't beat the first baseman, but he got a hit. He also had a good throw from the outfield. He was hard on himself (after we got home) and was saying that he did horrible. He's a slight perfectionist, maybe it's a firstborn thing.

Other than that, he had fun...he was playing around for a lot of it, but I guess that's what happens when you're five! I think his favorite part was after the game when his team got slushies at the concession stand.

So based on that game, I don't the Cardinals will be calling anytime soon, but a mom can dream!

Olivia & Caroline had fun cheering for their brother too. Actually Olivia was too busy making friends, I know big shocker, I have a social child! She had about 5 new friends by the time we left the park.

Ok, so I joined the blogging world! I'm not claiming to be terribly exciting or insightful. I do follow some blogs, and they almost always make me laugh, sometimes make me cry, but they always brighten my day. So I'm hoping that I can share a little of that with you.

I have three kids, whom I love dearly, but I don't always get to use the college education that my parents so joyfully paid for. So maybe this blog can broaden my vocabulary again past the preschool age at which it seems to be stuck at right now!