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Look Ma! No Teeth!



For a week a tooth has been noticeably loose – and my cutie bug has enjoyed wiggling it here and there, asking, “Can you promise me that it will come out today Mom?”

Saturday morning, tooth number two looked grey and ready to be evacuated from that mouth. So Dad got his tools ready and began to extract the tooth promptly. Floss tied around the tooth…slipped right off. Big Daddy fingers…slipped off. Some tissue wrapped around Daddy fingers…slipped off. Slippery little thing, that tooth. So, Daddy pulled out the big boys – the pliers. Little bug’s eyes got big but she did not flinch – she was as excited as Dad to see the tooth removed. Huge pliers…slipped off.

After a half an hour of effort, we gave up and decided that God would have to remove that tooth in His own time. At bedtime, Mom helped Cutie bug brush her teeth – maybe a few rigorous brushes would help break that stubborn tooth free. And lo and behold – a tooth popped out, but not tooth number two (the grey one). No, it was tooth number one. Which means, we’ll be looking at a big gaping hole in that smile pretty soon.

And no, I can’t promise it will be today!

A smile is like salve for the soul...(Proverbs 17:22)


Thank you Lord for showing me the pleasure of the little things.




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Denise said…
Such a sweet post, bless you.
October 25, 2007 at 12:37 AM
lori said…
ah yes...the grey tooth..we have seen those plenty of time...
God's time, what a lesson :)...

Love those toothless grins though!
AND that will be the cutest Christmas pictures!
just adorable!
~details, I love them~~
peace~
lori
October 25, 2007 at 5:20 AM
Lori said…
My husband is soo good about helping my sons out with their teeth...me I am passed out fainted on the floor. Just reading this made me queezey. I am such a whimp. Glad it came out.
October 25, 2007 at 8:11 AM
Crystal said…
So glad that your daughter is such a good sport about it all...yikes!
Hopefully the grey tooth will let go in the new future.

Thanks for sharing & joining in with us this week.

Blessings
October 25, 2007 at 8:54 AM
Ms. Kathleen said…
That is such an exciting time for our children but it also means we are losing our babies! Bittersweet!

Hugs to you!
October 25, 2007 at 10:37 AM
Vicki said…
Reminds me of all the days when my three were this age. Gotta love those snaggle-tooth grins:-)
October 25, 2007 at 2:43 PM
Roo said…
awwww
that is beautiful!
October 25, 2007 at 2:47 PM
Chocolate and Coffee said…
Thanks for visiting my blog.

Blessings to you!
October 25, 2007 at 3:14 PM
Lisa said…
What a fun story to read! We're having our own sort of tooth adventures in our house, too. It is blessing, isn't it!
October 25, 2007 at 3:48 PM
Anonymous said…
Sweet. I can barely remember those days! Blessings...
October 25, 2007 at 4:16 PM
Tea with Tiffany said…
Teeth, so cute how kids love to lose them.

My daughter(who's 10) had to have 4 teeth pulled at once. I was more nervous than her.

Thanks again for visiting my blog!!
October 25, 2007 at 4:55 PM
Andrea said…
Oh yes...trying to get those teeth out can be fun! I can see her wobbly tooth in there though!!! :) I'm sure it'll fall out any day now.
October 25, 2007 at 5:49 PM
Unknown said…
wonderful post! simple things are so often overlooked.
October 25, 2007 at 7:25 PM
ZAM said…
Yay my hands got clammy while I was reading about Daddy trying to pull out #2. I was really holding my breath. Although I generally don't dislike dentist appointments (me being the patient), I'm not really sure if I can handle it when I see dear son seated on that big chair one day. :D

It must have been a relief that a tooth , although not #2, finally broke free. Maybe in the next few hours, #2 will fall off too. I hope, so your little one will be relieved too.
October 25, 2007 at 10:02 PM
Talk..to..Grams said…
Been through this!! It brought back memories!! Thanks for your visit! Blessing,Grams
October 26, 2007 at 12:37 PM
Donetta said…
r visit. Sweet darling. My daughter has lost 4 in two weeks and a forth is loose she is 10 yrs old. Braces in January:)
October 26, 2007 at 3:59 PM
Anonymous said…
Heather your posts are always a delight. This one is too cute. Love you, Lynn
October 26, 2007 at 4:37 PM
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