Man, this week has turned into a whirlwind of firsts for Claira!
She bit into a nice big philly pretzel today and said her tooth hurt. Ben took a look at it and sure enough, she officially has her first loose tooth! I'm such a weirdo...I actually got a little misty about it.
In the last 2 weeks my baby girl has turned 6 years old, started kindergarten, and has her first wiggly tooth?! Can I handle all this growing up business? It's likely I can, but it's crazy all the same;)
Today Claira defined her parents' personalities perfectly in her observations of our reactions to the loose tooth. I was upstairs when Ben discovered the loose tooth, so he had the first reaction. Then Claira came up to show me.
After all the commotion she thoughtfully stated "Daddy didn't get all excited when he saw my loose tooth, he just got happy and smiled, but when I came upstairs to show you, you got REALLY excited and waved your arms around like this...(picture arms raised over head, closed fists, waving around all crazy)...and you said THAT'S SO AWESOME!" then I told her about a 5 minute story all about the tooth fairy and how rich she's gonna be (at this point Ben says "rich???" )
She's finally discovering Ben's mellowness and my craziness. I think it's great! It really works out nicely. We compliment each other right? I always tease Ben that the most excited he gets is when he slightly raises his eyebrows...which isn't that far off;)
He also doesn't like saying that he LOVES things...it's much too strong for him. He LIKES lots and lots of things, but rarely when I ask "don't you totally LOVE this?!" does he say "Yes"... he almost always says " Well, I don't love it, but I like it a lot" it kills me because I LOVE everything! I guess it does make me feel that much more special when he says he LOVES me though:)
Anyway, I'll keep everyone updated on that tooth though! To be continued....
Fort Colossus
5 days ago
9 comments:
You guys are too funny!! I LOVE reading your blog. You just crack me up!
that brought so many smiles to my face as I was reading that. Thnanks for bringing some laughter and joy to my day.
aw, i LOVE this post! you guys are too cute. glenn is the exact same way though, i've learned to just take whatever i get lol.
Hahah! Claira is having such an exciting week! [insert my waving of arms and shrieking]. And since Glenn and Marc share the same birthday, and your (and Claira's) description of Ben fits perfectly I have to say that I LOVE this post. Marc is Mr. Mellow and I'm a drama queen. "Love" is not an adjective Marc uses. But I'm with you... I LOVE everything - including this post!
Cute post!! That was a fun story-- Ben seems like such a funny guy.:) And hey, when I was little I only got .25 per tooth-- so anything's better than that!!
Loved reading your blog. It makes me feel not so far away. Your little family is adorable and you described Ben to a tee! He's like Garth and I'm like you. Congrats to Claira on the loose tooth. Love ya, JeanaÜ
Stating Ben is mellow is an UNDERSTATEMENT!!!! (Oh was that excited? I guess he doesn't take after me) I use way too many exclamation points!! That's early for a loose tooth but exciting just the same. I guess my kids were late with due to getting their first teeth at 12 mos! Love you guys!
I love the story! So cute! You and Ben are perfect for each other.
This whole post is so cute!
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