I have now lost my first tooth

This morning Tyler had a dentist appointment. Two more fillings complete, four remaining fillings to have done still. He was just there two weeks ago for his first fillings and everyone made a big deal about how loose his tooth was then. Well when I checked his teeth just before getting out of the car, I declared that today just might be the day his tooth falls out. I was right! I fed him celery all day (we were out of apples) and he obliged willingly. That's gotta be the best trick in the book for getting them to eat veggies. Anyway, we went out for burgers that night. I told Tyler to make sure to chew using his front teeth. This was a strange eating day since he was numb from the novacaine the first half of the day and had to eat carefully as it wore off. Every few bites, we would check to see if his tooth was still there. Then, as we were driving home a tiny voice from the backseat declared "I have now lost my first tooth," to which I parked the car, Shawn jumped out, Tyler was literally squealing with delight, and Gavin was just kind of soaking in all the excitement. Now he likes to look in the mirror. He tells everyone he can about it. He is pointing out a lot of firsts. "My first shower with a lost tooth," and "My first rainy day with a lost tooth." So exciting. He called Papa Curt who asked if he could whistle now, so he's fascinated with trying. And when he called Gramma she asked if the one next to it is loose, so now he can't wait for that one to come out. I went to the store to buy more apples at his request. The Tooth Fairy came, gave him a bunch of shiny money, which he promptly deposited in his piggy bank without being told to. I was so proud. Then, just like a jealous brother, Gavin took his piggy bank and emptied it when nobody was looking.

Lesson of the Week

The boys got a lesson in karma this week. Sunday we had Stephanie and Heather over for a BBQ dinner. Stephanie, who is Heather's girfriend, is pregnant and it was all a little confusing to Tyler and Gavin who kept referring to her as "he" and "him" until I pulled them aside and flat out declared her a girl, no buts about it. Anyway, since they are expecting a boy I was anxious to give them lots of hand-me-down clothes to borrow for their baby. As we pulled the clothes and gear out of the garage, Tyler & Gavin relived their babyhood. Gavin climbed into the way-too-small exersaucer and Tyler held up a pair of baby shoes saying they were way too small for any baby. They kept asking why we were giving them these things. I explained since we didn't need them, we would lend them to our friends. Well just two days later, Ms. Jaclyn at Kindercare gave Tyler a bag full of really nice size 6 and 7 shorts and shirts that belonged to Louie. Tyler looks up to Louie since he's a schoolager and he is really stoked to be wearing his clothes. So when the kids asked why Louie let us borrow his clothes, I explained the whole concept of karma. We let our friends borrow our old clothes, then suddenly Louie let us borrow his. I think they *got it*, but we'll see.