Look at my beautiful preteen!

After about 2 years of consultations and check ups, the day finally arrived!



Here she is before. All smiles and excited!
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Here she is during...Not so much with the smiles, but still excited!







And here she is after! Ta da! Still smiling, but *ouch* it hurts a little more than she expected. Still excited though!






I think it is interesting how getting braces is looked at now as a right of passage for kids. Something many of them look forward to with great anticipation and excitement. When I was her age, it was something we looked forward to with great dread and a little fear. So funny!

Hello again!

It's been a long time since I've posted, so I'm not sure who is left out there that might actually read this! Life has changed a lot in the past 6 months. My focus has shifted somewhat, the kids have all gotten bigger, my husband has a new job, and I have an additional job. Lots of exciting things going on in the Hundred Acre Wood!

However, one of the most recent exciting events to happen around here lately is that little Whinnie has lost her 2 front teeth! One right after the other! They have been loose for quite a while...I mean REALLY loose. The other night Whinnie came up to me in the kitchen and asked,

"Mom, can I have a paper towel... puhleeese?"

me,

"Sure hon, here you go."

Whinnie,

"Thanks mom"

Then a few minutes later she walks up to me all excited and says,

"Look, my tooth came out!"

me,

"What? Did you pull it out yourself?"

Whinnie,

"Well, Dad helped me..."

Apparently, my husband was walking by the bathroom and saw her trying to pull her own tooth out. He stopped and watched for a minute and then asked her if she wanted him to help her. She said, "Ok" and stuck her chin out so he could get a good grip, and out the tooth popped! It hardly bled and she was SO brave!














She's only 4 1/2 and she's already lost her first 2 teeth. The permanent teeth have started coming in too. They grow up so fast!