Emma had an interesting August.
She came across Tyler's "safety" scissors and decided it was time for a hair cut. When she proudly presented me a handsome wad of her locks ... well, I screamed! I love that gorgeous hair of hers. Thankfully, her hair is so curly awesome that most people haven't noticed the giant chop on the left side. She just looks a little more like Shirly Temple these days.
Unfortunately, things got worse. A few weeks later during a wrestling match with Chance and the boys, she somehow bumped her mouth and hurt her front tooth. It became slightly loose and bled a bit, but we didn't worry too much about it. Google said it would firm up in a few days. (Of course, I believed Google!) Well, the other day it started to change color. I took her to the dentist who confirmed that her tooth DIED! Its dead and turning uglier every day! There's nothing to do but wait for it to fall out and the new one to grow back in. That will be YEARS! Tyler's front teeth are just now coming all the way in and he's 8! Four years?
My brain knows that her tooth will fall out and eventually a sparkly, new, perfect one will grow back in, but I feel like I'm in mourning. I'm suffering from Mommy Vanity! She's still beautiful of course, but her once dazzling smile now looks so crazy. She looks like a 4-year old homeless girl. Its perfect for Halloween, but not for everyday for four years! And yes, I know I sound insane. Its just a baby tooth, after all.
As fate would have it, the kids have pictures scheduled for tomorrow. I spoke with my fabulous photographer, Ashley, who confirmed that its a snap to whiten teeth in Photoshop. Thank goodness for Adobe.
"Now Bart, since you broke Grandpa's teeth, he gets to break yours."
~Homer Simpson, The Simpsons
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