Shattered Peace
As I sat at the patio table across from my most favorite little girl, I thought about how perfect it all was. The weather, the company, the scenery . . . all of it. Perfection.
The garden is starting to look positively amazing as the perennials have started to sprawl and meander and layer themselves.
Penny was mercifully quiet as she sat playing in the grass. The floppy little pup recently discovered that she has a voice and has been practicing using it entirely too often. Her moments of silence are worth cherishing.
It was a beautiful, sunny evening. It was neither too hot nor too cold, as evidenced by the happy little frog that was hanging out in the pond just feet away.
As Alexis and I sat enjoying a particularly delicious batch of Potato and Tomato Bake and some grilled corn on the cob, we chatted about our plans for the weekend. Her loopy curls bounced as she excitedly reminded me that her dance recital was just "one sleep" away.
And then Mr. Husband joined us out on the patio. My blissful peace was ripped to shreds in an instant.
"Daddy, my tooth is REALLY loose. Will you pull it for me?" Alexis asked with a grin on her face.
"Sure," he replied as he reached into her mouth and gave a good yank.
Words jammed in my head as I tried not to gag. I WAS EATING, PEOPLE.
Flappy teeth are always gross. They are extra gross when I'm trying to eat my dinner.
Moments later, Alexis cackled with glee as blood dripped from the new hole in her smile. She sat that nubby little mass of discarded human matter on her napkin, just inches from my face.
They were both mighty proud of themselves.
I still haven't forgiven them.
That's two. How many more of those disgusting little flappy baby teeth am I going to have to survive?
Wait. Don't answer that. It's better that I just don't know.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Reader Comments (6)
Gorgeous flappy-toothed girl :) Congrats Alexis!
It cracks me up that you are so grossed out by this. I never realized there are so many people that think losing teeth is disgusting. As horrible as this probably sounds I don't mind the losing of the teeth. I don't want to stare at the holes in my kid's smile. So many people think that look is adorable on kids, but that is the part that grosses me out. I'm hoping the rumor is true that if they get teeth later then they lose them later. Good for Alexis though for being brave about it!
@Amy--According to our dentist, there is no correlation between when they get their baby teeth and when they lose them. Alexis started getting teeth at 4 months, so I thought it seemed weird that she was one of the last to start losing them. Mr. Fancypants Dentist said it wasn't. :-/
Awe! I always got such a thrill out of it... especially the adorable immediate gap. BUT, Gen lost her teeth so late that her new tooth was just days away... And now we've run out of teeth to lose. Sad...
I really should know better than to read you at lunch. Sigh. Tacos anyone?
that frog photo made my day even better than it already was. so did that first incredible picture of alexis looking so mature.
:)