Lost Tooth and Pacifier

Yesterday was a big day for Micah. He finally lost his first tooth! He turned 7 in July and was very aware of the many children who were younger than him who had lost multiple teeth. He was anxious to join them. I sent him off to school yesterday with basically no loose teeth and he came home with one tooth gone and another one hanging on by a thread. Apparently he was goofing off on the morning bus and took a girl's mitten and put part of it in his mouth. She grabbed her mitten and yanked. Out came a tooth. It was BARELY loose... meaning, if you tried really hard, you could make it move a tiny bit. He said it hurt, but he didn't cry. He also said it bled, but he just swallowed his blood. Nice. Last night he put the tooth under his pillow and this morning he found $1 and The Tooth Book by Dr. Suess in it's place. My children don't believe in Santa, tooth fairies or Easter bunnies, so he knows it was just Mike and I. In fact, the first words out of his mouth this morning were, "Thanks for the money and the book." I was pleasantly surprised by his manners.


The past couple of days, Hope has been really fussy. I can't pinpoint anything that's causing it. My only thought is that she is probably dealing with feelings of insecurity caused by the adoption. She is wanting to be held all the time and she is being very sensitive. We have had periods like this before and they always pass. In the meantime, she discovered a pacifier that belongs to a babydoll. Apparently she knows just what to do with it because she has been doing a lot of this lately:


What a nut!! At least it's providing us with some moments of peace. :)