Visit from the Tooth Fairy

In the span of 8 days, we had two visits from the Tooth Fairy!

Mom is really happy that those two teeth have finally been pulled. In November, we figured out that Andrew had a loose tooth. A few days or weeks later I realized that his adult teeth were coming in behind his baby teeth even though the baby teeth weren't out yet!

We were in need of seeing the dentist anyway, so off to make sure that we weren't in an orthodontic situation that was going to cost us lots of $$! We were reassured, that this was pretty normal and the tongue was going to push his teeth forward when the baby teeth came out. Our instructions were to wiggle the teeth and work on getting them out of there but they didn't have to pulled.

Andrew wasn't really that interested in wiggling his teeth so I did that for him! My husband thought I was crazy! I pulled the first tooth but Andrew pulled the next one by himself though I kept threatening to do so. The second tooth was almost sticking straight out - the other tooth was so tall and close that it couldn't even push it back upright anymore.

Thankfully, the permanent teeth have really moved a bunch since the other teeth have moved out of the way.

Contenders Ready?

The newest fascination at our house is "American Gladiators"! Remember that show through the 80's and 90's with the professional body builder types beating up on the guy from the local gym? It's back and on prime time with Hulk Hogan as a host. My boys love it and we have even created an "Eliminator" course in our house! JL's favorite Gladiator is "Woof". It's a great winter activity to keep their little bodies moving.

We have found that they have full episodes online http://www.nbc.com/American_Gladiators. There are commercial breaks but each episode is sponsored by only one company and the same commercial is played only a couple of times through the entire show. We (mom and dad) love that we can watch it anytime. Therefore it is a great incentive in our house to be able to watch it! Also another reason why we don't necessarily need cable anymore...but golf season is getting ready to start.

Contenders Ready? Gladiators Ready?

Some smiles, goofiness and tradition...