This morning at the dentist, I mentioned that my son was coming in on Wednesday, and that his two front teeth are loose. The dental hygienist said the dentist can pull them, but it costs about $50 per tooth. Can you imagine paying $100 for the dentist to pull perfectly healthy, totally loose baby teeth out of your seven-year-old? Not a chance.
I marched home and told Liam I would double the allowance money he had saved up if we could take those teeth out today. Sure, he almost passed out from the pain, but when he came home from Target with his new box of Legos, he told me it was totally worth it.
And I couldn't agree more. Just check out his sweet new lisp: