My little gal is growing up. She has enough "adult" teeth that our ortho decided it was time to get started getting those adult teeth into some order. Looking at her newly accessorized mouth my mind took me back to a little less than 11 years ago when my little baby cut her first tooth at about 5 months. Those razor sharp little buds that kill us nursing mama's but are so adorably cute. Teeny tiny little pearls all lined up in a row. Precious.
I then thought about her first lost tooth at the age of 5. The first time one of those pearls cut loose from their home of 5 years by the pushing and prodding of a larger, much more aggressive neighbor, The Permanent Tooth. Such joy and rapture my little girl had when that tiny little tooth broke free.
First lost tooth
Here we are 6 years later. Her little pearls have almost all disappeared, just a few molars remain.
As we stand on the brink of yet another milestone in my first borns life I'm wondering about our next 6 years and all the changes that will occur in her and our relationship. My prayer is that we will grow closer as she grows older. Yes, there will be bumps and disagreements, but my prayer is that my sweet-pea will always remain, my sweet-pea.
I'm looking forward to next week when just her and I are going away for a few days together. I'm looking forward to having talks and pedicure sessions and learning more about what's going on inside my preteens brain. She told me she's already thinking of things she wants to talk about. LOL With her, I have no clue what that will be if could be anywhere from what color I think the number 5 is to why won't we name the new baby *insert crazy name she's come up with*. It should be an adventure! One I'm really looking forward to. :)
My little gal is growing up. She has enough "adult" teeth that our ortho decided it was time to get started getting those adult teeth into some order. Looking at her newly accessorized mouth my mind took me back to a little less than 11 years ago when my little baby cut her first tooth at about 5 months. Those razor sharp little buds that kill us nursing mama's but are so adorably cute. Teeny tiny little pearls all lined up in a row. Precious.
I then thought about her first lost tooth at the age of 5. The first time one of those pearls cut loose from their home of 5 years by the pushing and prodding of a larger, much more aggressive neighbor, The Permanent Tooth. Such joy and rapture my little girl had when that tiny little tooth broke free.
First lost tooth
Here we are 6 years later. Her little pearls have almost all disappeared, just a few molars remain.
As we stand on the brink of yet another milestone in my first borns life I'm wondering about our next 6 years and all the changes that will occur in her and our relationship. My prayer is that we will grow closer as she grows older. Yes, there will be bumps and disagreements, but my prayer is that my sweet-pea will always remain, my sweet-pea.
I'm looking forward to next week when just her and I are going away for a few days together. I'm looking forward to having talks and pedicure sessions and learning more about what's going on inside my preteens brain. She told me she's already thinking of things she wants to talk about. LOL With her, I have no clue what that will be if could be anywhere from what color I think the number 5 is to why won't we name the new baby *insert crazy name she's come up with*. It should be an adventure! One I'm really looking forward to. :)
Your daughter does that too!? Sees numbers in colors, I mean. Alizona says five is green, but Booklover says it is blue. I say five is five, and I do NOT understand this kind of thinking. All the letters of the alphabet have colors, too, and all numbers are arranged in a sort of design. Numbers also have genders, did you know this? And ever word has a corresponding color. ?!?! If you get to the bottom of it, do please let me know. lol. Enjoy your time together!
Sally
She looks great with her braces Linda! Emmy really needs to them too but I don't think we can afford them. She may just have to wait until she is grown and on her own to straighten her teeth.
I hope you and Emily have a great time together this next week! Where are you guys going?
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Lentil by Robert McCloskey -- Finished
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans -- Rowing this week
A Pair of Red Clogs by Masako Matsuno
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
The Rag Coat by Lauren Mills
Who Owns the Sun? by Stacy Chbosky
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
The Glorious Flight by Alice and Martin Provensen
How To Make an Apple Pie and See the World by Marjorie Priceman
Grandfather's Journey by Allen Say
Another Celebrated Dancing Bear by Glady's Scheffrin-Falk
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Reading Made Easy By Valerie Bendt
Math
Math U See primer
Handwriting
Handwriting Without Tears
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The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
Too Wise to Be Mistaken,Too Good to be Unkind by Cathy Steere
HomeSchooling at the Speed of Life by Marilyn Rockett
Kids in the Syndrome Mix by Martin L. Kutscher MD
The Gift of Dyslexia by Ronald D. Davis
Love and Logic Solutions for Kids with Special Needs by David Funk
The Out of Sync Child Has Fun by Carol Stock Kranowitz
Do You Think I'm Beautiful?
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
Ordinary Mom, Extraordinary God by Mary E. DeMuth
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Mother Daughter Bookclub
September The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene DuBois
October Roller Skates by Ruth Sawyer
November In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Lord
January Little Women
February Betsy & Tacy Go Downtown by Maud Hart Lovelace and Lois Lenski
March Caddie Woodlawn by Carol Ryrie Brink
April Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
May All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor
June The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
July Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson
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First lost tooth
Posted by Jen Unsell 
Oct. 10, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Sally