I'm so excited! I saw my first robin today. Two, actually, flying across the road as I stood at the door and watched my not-so-little-anymore boy walk himself down to the corner bus stop.
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Speaking of the little prince, he lost his 4th tooth Thursday morning. And when I say morning, I
mean 3:55 am. I was really, really sleeping when I heard "MOMMMMMY!!!!" I awoke with a start and staggered down the hall to his room. There he sat on his bed. In the dim light of the digital clock, I could see that he was covering this mouth with his hand. I asked him what was the matter. He said in a loud whisper, "I lost my tooth and I can't find it!" I
really hate to turn the light on in the middle of the night, so we searched the bed in the semi-dark with our hands. I found the tooth under his pillow and put it in his hand. He brought it up close to his face so he could see it better and breathed, "Mommy, it's HUGE!" (it was the front tooth) He then asked for a tissue to make sure it wasn't bleeding because, "the last time it bled a dot". This time, however, there was no bleeding. How he could tell that the tissue was blood-free in the dark, I didn't question. We put the tooth on his dresser for safe keeping. The next morning, after telling Daddy the good news on the phone (see photo) he informed me of his plan. He was not going to tell any of his little friends at school that his tooth was missing, he was just going to "smile real big at everyone and see if they notice".
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Now the other front tooth, as well as one on the bottom, is loose. If this keeps up, he will be on a liquid diet. Or at least, yogurt, applesauce and ice cream. What a shame that would be. :-) He had a hard time eating his pizza tonight. He kept telling me he had to use his molars.
