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Tooth Scary

posted Tuesday August 31st, 2010

Just yesterday I was pondering cognitive tests. Last night, I got all the proof I need that Sophie’s one smart cookie. She’s had several wiggly teeth for weeks now, but there had been little action til Sunday night, when I accidentally (I swear! I felt terrible!) wiggled one a little too hard and moved it into […]


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Toothsome.

posted Wednesday June 9th, 2010

It finally happened. Sophie has a loose tooth. Two, actually. Both her top front teeth are loose. She was so excited when I point this out that she did that thing where her whole body vibrates, and all day long, she grabbed people’s hands and tried to shove them in her mouth to wiggle the evidence. […]


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Snaggletooth No More

posted Wednesday October 15th, 2008

It fell out today. And not a moment too soon, since it’s been hanging by a thread for days. It finally came out at school with some advice from a friend (“Pull it!”) and two complete twists. When I heard that, I swooned — and not in a good way. I advised Annabelle to ask […]


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Tooth Fairy Tales

posted Wednesday August 27th, 2008

Quite a bit happened today, not all of it good, so I think i’ll focus on one of the pure, joyous moments of childhood and parenthood: the loss of a tooth. This was Annabelle’s third tooth. Sophie insists she has loose teeth that are going to fall out “in 15 minutes” but so far, only AB […]


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