Free Spirit

I am currently reading this with our boy(s):

In my mind, Pippi is a true free spirit & awesomely strong!! This story is providing us giggles, (a throw back for this Mama) and the best part is, I think he is truly enjoying it. It should really be a proper little lit study, and I should prep him with some of the vocab (he is only in the 1st grade), but it is so fun to enjoy it with him, and I hope to instill continued love for a good story - and the hope that he will find a strong, spunky woman some day!

Today's Title: Today's post is Really Dated Jan 26, 2010

Further to my previous post about being present and in the moment.... that is why I am blogging about this event nearly 5 days after it happened. Nonetheless, Cameron finally lost his 1st tooth!! He has been waiting and waiting and wiggling imaginary loose teeth for months now. And it seems all his mates have lost atleast 3 by now!

The most surprising thing about the whole event was that he didn't swallow the tooth considering he rolled into our room at 12:30 am on Monday night (well Tuesday, really) exclaiming that it had come out. I was also glad that ages ago I had bought him a cute little container for when the big event would occur, as I couldn't come up with the ideal "tooth holding" mechanism in my half asleep state. He knew right where that little container was and Baby Tooth Number 1 had a sweet safe resting spot for the night. Until the tooth fairy was beckoned the next night. The morning after her arrival, the little gap smile looked and said, "I knew I'd get a dollar."

My big boy, so handsome. And now just wicked cute with that first little gap. Too bad his neurotic mother is already stressed thinking that the tooth coming in seems all crooked and crazy (sigh).

But since this is our first tooth losing experience as parents, I feel compelled to ask - what to do with the tooth now? Am I supposed to keep it? Keep the first one? They go in the garbage right? I guess between the 2 of them and 26 baby teeth (if that is the right number), I'll have it sorted out sometime soon - without the help of "The Rock", thank you very much!

Trying Again...

Inspired again and again by other Mommy Bloggers, this Mama is going to give it another go. Why? For CE & OL that's why. I'm rubbish at making / keeping up any kind of a baby album, so maybe this will tell a little of their story. If not for them, then for me.

I think this crazy need for control and high expectations keep me from enjoying more. I am vowing to be a better mama & better Mrs. I don't want the fact that I want to blog (and do 10,000) more things will take away from the desire and need to be more present. Wish me Good Luck!!