All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth!

She will get her wish! Autumn has been fussing on/off about her front tooth hurting. I took a look about a week or so ago and figured her *big girl* teeth might be starting to come in. This afternoon the kids and I went out for a movie and dinner. During dinner she was in tears about how much her tooth was bothering her. So I took another look and saw this!

So I figure, that by Christmas time she should have both of her bottom front teeth in. She seemed scared by it all, until I explained to her what was happening. Then I started getting excited, in hopes of calming her down and getting on board with it. It worked. Now she's excited about and messing with that one half-loose (or tad bit more than that) tooth. I don't really see it coming out for at least another week. We'll see though. At least her fear of this odd, annoying pain has subsided.

She is also, for the first time in months, not wearing a pull-up to bed this evening. *crossing fingers* I think she will do great though. She didn't seem too sure of herself, until I told her that her dad and I feel she is ready. That boosted her confidence a ton!

I'm really proud with how well she doing with her various milestone. It's a lot to adjust to at once, and with Daddy still away on his trip.

Also, please bear with the name change. I'm trying some new ones out until I feel comfortable with one. I guess it's like trying clothing on. Finding the right fit isn't always a snap.

Time to get the youngest one back to bed. She just finished a late snack (an apple). We did eat dinner fairly early, compared the previous several days. Then it's time for me to get back to working in the living room. I'm afraid I've made more of a mess with all this cleaning up. It'll be done by the end of the day tomorrow though. At the moment I'm cleaning up the tangled cording behind the TV - what chaos!

Till next time...