The Wonderful World of Teeth

Lately, there has been a lot of talk about teeth at our house. Sarah has been "teething" for the past 2 weeks. Actually, she just hasn't been sleeping independently very well and the pediatrician is blaming it on teething. Personally, I think she is just spoiled and does not want to sleep by herself. Oh well, you only get to be a baby once. So, while we've been paying close attention to her cute little gums, Alex has been having teeth issues of his own. About 2 months ago (maybe even more- I lose track of time) he started complaining about having loose teeth (the bottom front 2). Every night he asks us to wiggle them and see if we can get them out. Meanwhile, his "adult" teeth (this is Alex's term- he seems to think once he gets adult teeth he can just do whatever he wants) have come in behind the wigglers. Anyways, tonight we finally got his first tooth out. Of course, the other loose one is barely in there as well but after he realized that pulling it out actually hurt and made his gums bleed, there was no way we were getting in to get that second one out. Oh well, probably better to spread out the tooth fairy's obligations anyways. I'm hoping they don't come out like they came in- 4 or 5 at a time- because the whole $1 per tooth could get a little bit pricey. Here are some pictures of Alex and his missing tooth.