The Ledlie Family

We are on our way to school yesterday and Kate declares that she is getting a new tooth.

I am thinking, "Okay, I am sure it is something else, like a blister.... you are too young to be getting a new tooth or loosing any baby teeth."  

"No Mom, I am getting a new tooth!  Aubrey told me ALL about getting new teeth.  When you feel something new in your mouth, there is nothing else it can be but a tooth."
(I love how she remembered all about Aubrey's tooth experience from the past few months, yearning for it to be her turn too!)

We get to school and I look in her mouth.
I am in shock.  
The back of her mouth is swollen, to the point that her gums are swollen over her current last molar.   There are also little white points starting to emerge on one side.    

My response, "Does that hurt????"
"Nope!"  She says with a HUGE smile!  She is SUPER excited to show off her new teeth.

My 5 year old is getting her 6 year old molars.  According to Amy, another mother in Kate's class who is a dentist, she is an "early erupt-er."  When I picked her up from school she had showed everyone her new teeth, including the principal, office manager, all of her teachers, and friends.  They were all genuinely excited for her and she is just so excited!!!

We get home and go look in the mirror to see those emerging teeth.
I then joke, "Hey Kate, pretty soon you will be loosing teeth and I wonder if any are loose."
I jokingly wiggle her bottom two teeth and .....they wiggle back.
She is BEAMING!

Kate's bottom two front teeth are loose.

Somehow another huge milestone has come too fast and I am reminded again how my baby is such a big girl.

Amazing, smart, funny, full of laughter and smiles....
I am so proud to be her mom.
In my mind nothing could be more perfect or get any better at this moment....



(FYI - David got a stash of shiny "gold" dollar coins today.  We are ready and prepared for the tooth fairy to make her first appearance.)