The Tooth Fairy Cometh

   When Lauren lost her first tooth a couple of weeks ago, it was a bit of a surprise. We weren't expecting the girls to start losing their baby teeth until around age 6 but after doing a bit of research, even losing them at 4 is considered normal. What do we know? Lauren had taken a bite of a sandwich, let out a yelp and with just a little tug from Daddy, poof, it was out! It was one of her lower central incisors, which is typical since it was her first tooth to come in. The tooth fairy came and all was well with the world....well, almost.

   Tara, of course, longed to lose a tooth like her sister. That's all she could talk about! And what do ya know? She informed us this week that one of her teeth was getting very wiggly. When we took a look, it was on the bottom as well but it was one of her lateral incisors. And yes, it was very wiggly. Of course she wouldn't have one of the normal ones come out first....

   It was a struggle all week because that tooth was really starting to bother her. It would hurt when she bit down on certain foods and then she wouldn't want to eat. However, she didn't want us to pull it out either! Finally, none of us could take it any longer and Daddy actually got the pliers out. Seriously. It took a minute to get the right angle and lots of tears about the pain that "could be", and then, voila! The tooth was out, cute as can be, and we were all smiles! The first thing Tara says is, "Take my picture, Momma!". Yes, dear....