1-9-10 My baby is losing teeth and it seems like she just got them

Note about Madyson (1/9/10)

Madyson has shown great/silent perseverance. She is not one to give up on the task at hand. For several months, she has come home from kindergarten telling of friends who have lost  teeth and how she now has a loose tooth too. Of course, I would examine her mouth and find everything soundly in place. Well, for about two weeks she has really been desperate to lose a tooth...it did'nt matter which one, just any at all. She would work on every tooth a little at a time. When Chris and I would catch her, we'd explain that she should let it loosen up on its own otherwise, it will hurt. Still yet, she worked with quiet diligence to unlock a tooth. Last night, I caught her in her room with a piece of toilet paper just wrigglin for all she was worth...not making a sound. Today at lunch she showed me her new creation: a tooth moved. Chris again explained that she should let it work itself out. I laid down on the bed not feeling well while Mika watched the Nativity Story. I thought, "I need to take a picture of that beautiful Madygirl's smile, filled with perfectly-lined baby teeth...I remembered loving those bare gums and missing them when the first baby tooth made its appearance on November 7th, 2004. Suddenly a burst of 5 year-old energy ran to my bed-side smiling a gap-toothed grin. Mady informed me, "I pulled it...I was in my room and just pulled it." There were no tears shed, no moaning, or pacing back and forth...just silence and perseverance and the job was done.

Mady,
You can accomplish anything you ever dream of with the perseverance you displayed as a five-year-old. I love you and may you always be my strong-willed baby-girl.
                                                                                                  Love, Momma