Major Events

Baby teeth. Our Baby has lost his first one. It's a milestone I never realized would affect me this much. The little spec of tooth was just sitting there on his gum. He was SO excited. All day long he talked about the tooth fairy, wondering how much she would "pay" him for his tooth.
But when bedtime came, he got very anxious about said fairy actually taking his tooth. He was upset that he would "never see that tooth again." We actually ended up leaving the T-fairy a note, requesting she leave the money... AND his tooth. If she wouldn't mind. He was very happy the next morning to see that she'd obliged.

Big brother also reminded us how quickly the boys are growing up by sharing a secret later: he knew the TF didn't exist. Heavy sigh. He seemed okay with it though, and was happy to keep his knowledge to himself.

The little guy has had a rough time of it lately -- had a trauma a couple of weeks ago that just about sent the hubby into a mental spiral. At bedtime, last pee before sleep, he dropped the toilet lid and seat on his... well, you know. The scream just about broke the bathroom windows. His father's head was spinning at the thought, oh my God, what are we going to do, oh my God oh my GOD!!! I just about had to slap him -- snap out of it!!! But he calmed down and we whisked the injured one off to an emergency clinic.

They were wonderful and so caring. No internal damage, thank GOODNESS, just a big nasty bruise. That kind of thing can be so bad, with complications to the urethra and catheters and all kinds of hellaciousness, so I felt very blessed that although I'm sure it hurt like the dickens, guardian angels kept it from being worse.

And now, this weekend, we have a family wedding where my little snaggletooth will be ringbearer and his big brother will usher. Praying for no drama... and no rain.

The writing, oh yes, the writing. It's slow going these days. I've completed seven chapters of the new book, but finding time to write has been trickier than usual. And no word from my agent or from the possible editor who is considering Sydney Wakefield is not motivating me much. Getting word from her would be a nice way to end the week....

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