Lost Tooth, Lost Youth
Lucy lost her first tooth last week. She is elated; she has shown every person she has encountered since. This morning, she told me she dreamed that she had lost all her teeth and had her grown-up teeth. The thought of this made me so sad.
In no time, she will have that awkward kid mouth, full of holes and too-big teeth, a gappy pitstop on the way to a full-fledged grown-up face. Where is the time going (someone cue "Sunrise, Sunset" in the background, please)? While I am focused on this new, milestone gap in her mouth, I need to remind myself about where the time goes – it slips through all the other gaps between milestones.
I regularly read this blog called The Happiness Project. The writer of the blog created a really sweet, corny short movie that sums up how I feel.
In no time, she will have that awkward kid mouth, full of holes and too-big teeth, a gappy pitstop on the way to a full-fledged grown-up face. Where is the time going (someone cue "Sunrise, Sunset" in the background, please)? While I am focused on this new, milestone gap in her mouth, I need to remind myself about where the time goes – it slips through all the other gaps between milestones.
I regularly read this blog called The Happiness Project. The writer of the blog created a really sweet, corny short movie that sums up how I feel.
posted by Kate at 9:22 AM
3 Comments:
Thank you for the EXCELLENT reminder.
XOXO.
Another milestone for Lucy...having the dream that all your teeth have fallen out. I'm told it means something about vanity, and I've been having it since childhood. Better start the orthodontic fund!
I love this picture, and she is even cuter in person with the lost tooth, and so proud to be getting her grown-up teeth.
x0x0x,
Mom
PS: Just wait 'til the grown-up teeth start falling out.
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