Speaking of Growing Up . . .

In my last post, I mentioned how fast Delaney is growing up. Well, on Sunday, we discovered that Cambry is growing up fast, too! She came into the kitchen after lunch and exclaimed, "Look, I just pulled out my tooth!" She said it very mat

ter-of-factly, which was kind of funny!

When she discovered that this tooth was loose, she went through some anxiety about it, but I would say she has embraced the fact that she will be losing more teeth! She keeps telling me how good it feels to feel the empty space with her tongue! :)

She believes in the tooth fairy - sort of. Caiden never misses a chance to tell her that the tooth fairy is a fake, and she keeps asking me if Dad and I are the tooth fairy. I tell her, "Yes" but I think she dismisses my answer in hopes that the tooth fairy is real!

The "tooth fairy" in our house did not do a good job of remembering this momentous occasion. In fact, when Cambry came to breakfast on Monday morning, she didn't say anything about finding money. When I saw her toothless smile, I gasped (in my head). I had completely forgotten to take care of it! So, I went to find 2 quarters, snuck upstairs, made the exchange, and came back down. After a little time had passed, I asked her if she had remembered to check her pillow (she's using a tooth pillow I got from my grandma when I was little). Her eyes grew wide and she said, "No, I forgot!" Whew - thank goodness she hadn't checked before coming down!

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