After several months of guessing, thinking, hoping, and looking, Elli finally has a loose tooth!!!!! It is big news here. Ever since her friends started losing their teeth, she has told me several times a week that she thinks she has a loose tooth. She has had me wiggle the one she feels may be a little wiggly, she had me check her mouth, and she has complained about tooth pain from getting her big girl teeth. Last night we went to Claire's 5th birthday and saw that Claire had a loose tooth. So, this morning when Elli says to me, "Mommy I think I have a loose tooth," I told her it was only because of Claire's tooth last night. She urged me to feel it and see if it was loose because she was sure it was wiggling. So, being the kind mother that I am, I obliged and sure enough, it wiggled!!!! She called everyone in my speed dial on the cell phone and was a bit discouraged only person answered! (or as Elli says, "Leah didn't call.) (Sorry Paula, but you got an ear full because you were the first to answer her exciting news phone call!)
In Sunday School class she raised her hand with a prayer request, stating proudly, "My tooth that is wiggling is bothering me." (Elli's way of letting everyone know she had joined the crowd of awkward smiles:)
By tonight though, she now has two loose teeth. My precious baby girl will soon loose her two, middle, bottom teeth and will no longer look the same. I know the days of awkward smiles, crying when eating, fear when brushing, and tooth fairy visits are in my near future. I am teary as I write this, because this is one more reminder that I have a bigger girl than I did yesterday. I so wish I could save time in a bottle. I guess that is why we have memories, pictures, and warm fuzzies.
And with that, I say goodnight. (It is quite late as I am writing this because we just finished off an amazing weekend of friends and family with the movie Secretariat and I cannot go to sleep just yet)
I will close with a "blast from the past" phrase of Elli's at 2ish years old.
"Night, night, mommy. Budge ooo." (Night night, mommy, Love you)
3 comments:
Oh my goodness, that is so sweet! Why didn't I call!?!? I remember her cute little 'budge ooo' - I miss that, but love seeing her get bigger and the things that come out of her little mouth!
I heard her trying to find me after church. She ran up and promptly showed me her loose tooth. Lately, she has been talking to me a lot about loose teeth as well. So, I did what I normally do with this type of news from Elli. Gave her a hug, kiss, and told her to let me take a picture. I have a cute one of her with her mouth open and her finger resting on a wiggly tooth!
For me the marks the end of being a little kid. I know it is around the corner, but don't wiggle teeth because I am not prepared! I got teary eyed just reading your blog.
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