Two Down...and I Don't Want to Think About the Rest

When you are pregnant and expecting a little bundle of joy, everyone loves to give you advice.  "They grow up so fast" or "just wait until they are teenagers" or "there is nothing like a child" are frequent sentiments that you hear.  However, no one warns you of one of the most difficult battles between a parent and a child....teeth pulling!!!  It is horrible!!  Friday night, after several other attempts in the past week, Josh and I buckled down and told Abby that the two bottom teeth HAD to come out or we were visiting the dentist.  Her permanent teeth were already making a strong showing even before the baby teeth were out.  After a two hour struggle and lots of crying, the two bottom teeth are finally out and you have never seen a prouder child.  Of course the next time she faces a loose tooth, she will forget the excitement of the pulled tooth and the money she received and once again all reasoning will leave her and another battle will begin!!!  Needless to say, I now understand the phrase "like pulling teeth."  However, since this is the first tooth of the first child, we should brace ourselves for several years of pulling teeth.