Tuesday, July 14, 2009

News Flash

Sorry, but still no Iowa pics. I AM working on it, though ;)
But this breaking news just came in and I HAD to post....
:)
WHAT is Ethan holding in his hand???

Here is a closer look.....

Still don't know?
Here is an even closer look....
YEP.
Ethan (age 7 years, 3 months and 3 days) has
LOST HIS FIRST TOOTH!
Bless the boy's heart. I didn't even know he had a loose tooth!

So I (Britt) am sitting on the bonus room couch taking a book break when Ethan comes in from the living room where he was playing with a car/helicopter building set.

He walks in and says: "Mom, I lost a tooth". Before I glance up from my book I'm thinking "Yah right. He's pretending and playing a game." Fully prepared to play along for a bit I look up and see that he looks concerned and a bit teary eyed..... and holding something in his hand.

Then I think, "Great. He must have hit his mouth on the wooden rocking chair or something."

Nope. Unbeknownst to me - or anyone else - he had had a loose tooth for a few days!

Ethan told me the first time he noticed he had a loose tooth was on Saturday when he
"was playing a grown up game with Dad (Risk) and we had zucchini casserole."

I guess he had been wiggling it and wiggling it and just yanked it out!

So brave. He hadn't told Dad or I about it and had been worried about it for a couple days. Then he just bravely yanks it out himself!

I informed him he could tell Dad or I next time (that he can tell Dad and I anytime anything is worrying him) .... and that it's OK to let the tooth fall out on its own :)

Kaylin's reaction?

"My big brother is growing up!"

:)




4 comments:

kpjordan said...

Oh, the poor boy! He must have been afraid. Guess he was not told that he would lose all his teeth and then get new ones? I love Kaylin's reaction! Yes, he is growing up.

Dan, Britt, Ethan, Kaylin, and Krystin said...

No. We've talked about it. He had friends and classmates lose teeth last year. Just a change, something new :)

The Massons said...

ewwww!!!! but way to go ethan! :)

kpjordan said...

Ah yes...a change; something new. Knowing Ethan, that explains his uneasiness with it.