Adam's teeth or rather lack of...

Adam's bottom front tooth had been loose forever. Seriously for at least 6 months but he had no interest in wiggling it and I had no interest in repeating the drama that was and still is pulling Jacob's teeth. However an apple went quite a way in loosening that tooth up and Adam wanted me to try to pull it but I knew it wasn't ready. So I told him I would pull it when he could wiggle it side to side and not just back to front. Before bed one night he informed me to could wiggle side to side and wanted me to pull it. I still didn't think it was ready but tried it once and it didn't come out. I was ready to be done but Adam said to try again. Actually he said "Mom really try this time not just fake pulling!" Okay...so you're not going to pull the drama queen routine on me I might as well really try. Second try and out it came with a stinkin long root on the front just like Jacob's teeth. However, Adam didn't make a sound and was so proud. He wanted to call his dad right away who was in New York City on a business trip. Yet another reason to never travel...you miss out on all the milestones.

 I think he looks so cute with his little hole in his smile. He was happy with the dollar and gum the tooth fairy left and especially happy because he got to put his name on this chart in Kindergarten for losing a tooth. After the tooth came out he told me to pull the other one. What other one? I didn't even know the one next to it was loose.

 But today, thanks to a pear, we pulled that second one out too. So he lost his two bottom teeth just 2 weeks and one day apart from each other. After the pear loosened it up I told him it still wasn't ready but then Adam was reading out loud to me and couldn't stop playing with the tooth so I told him I'd pull it and out it came with a stinkin long front root too. Now he has a slightly bigger and even cuter holey smile. However I'm thinking that if he keeps eating all these raw fruits he might be toothless soon.

Pulling teeth creeps my father out like nothing else and I love pulling my kids teeth. I consider it one of the little perks of being a parent. Grandpa doesn't even like hearing how the teeth come out but Grandma can always be counted on to ask about all the little details. I guess you can tell who I inherited my dental skills from.