Tooth Twins

I know that Brooke wants to be like her siblings, but this is taking things a bit too far.  While we were in the kitchen and I was making Mac N' Cheese (gourmet, I know), my little ballerina was spinning around.  Unfortunately, she was wearing tights.  She must have slipped and let her lip and tooth bear the brunt of the fall.  I heard a very large thud and came over to her.  Imagine my shock when I saw this piece of tooth on her lip!!!

Her lip was bleeding and she was inconsolable.  I got a paper towel for the blood and surveyed her mouth.  The tooth was badly broken, but it was not loose.  I have to admit, I cried too.  Gone was her perfect smile.  All I could think of was how this exact thing happened to Abby.  Only Abby was a month younger.

This happened after 5pm, and thankfully, our dentist had an after hours number.  He told me that the tooth could not be salvaged, and to come in at 8am the next day.  I was sick over this.  I researched and asked questions online.  I think people thought that it was just a tiny chipped tooth.

Thankfully, Brooke was able to drink and eat.  Her lip was quite swollen.  This is a picture from the next morning.

So, I took all 4 kids to the dentist and he examined her.  He saw that a bit of the pulp(root) was exposed and thought that she would need a pulpectomy.  He referred me to a pediatric dentist just down the street and they called and made an appt.  We went to their office and were examined by the dentist.  They took X-rays and the adult teeth were not damaged.  Phew!  He didn't think a pulpectomy was needed.  He told us that he could cap the tooth and to come back in 4 weeks.  Ugh!

Two weeks later I took her for a second opinion.  This dentist said that a baby root canal was needed and that they could then cap the tooth.  She later called and said that it wasn't necessary.  Unlike Abby, Brooke's smile shows all her teeth.  We are thinking of going the capping tooth route.

I'm happy Brooke doesn't like socks because I am petrified of her slipping again.  She is a trooper and is still my beautiful, happy girl!

Brooklyn -22 Months Old

I cannot believe that in just 2 short months my littlest will be 2 years old!!!  Someone please stop the time!  This really is my favorite age.  I cannot believe how much she is learning everyday.  I will literally just watch her for minutes at a time just to see what she is seeing.  She truly is amazing!

Here is a pic of Abby and Brooke wearing the same pjs.  Abs is a bit younger than Brooke in this pic.  I don't believe they look anything alike, but some think they do.

People always comment on Brooke's little curls.  Abby had the same curls and they did grow out.  Hopefully they will stay on Brooke.

Did I mention that this little girl absolutely loves to eat the frosting off of everything!  She will demolish the top of a donut or cupcake.

And she will follow her siblings wherever they go.  I love that she is just as silly as my Jack.  He will say something funny and she will mimic him.  As soon as they laugh, she repeats and laughs with them.

She is extremely independent and will not even let me feed her.  This becomes a bit frustrating when we are serving soup!

I know I mention it every single month, but her speech is just remarkable.  She always answers in complete sentences and her vocabulary is just amazing.

Valentine's Day 2014

These 4 kids have been creating Valentine's decorations for over a month now!  They were super excited to wake up and see the little Valentine's we gave them.

Since Valentine's fell on a Friday this year, it blended quite well with our 'Friday Fun Day'!  After numerous pictures, we headed out to our favorite place…Chuck E. Cheese's!

They just melt my heart!  I love how much they care for each other!

After picking out their "prizes" (aka candy), we headed to their favorite lunch spot, Noodles N' Co.  Always great to spend time just the 6 of us!

Valentine's Day Party

The kids' preschool held a Valentine's Day party on Wednesday.  This school loves parties!  It was another great opportunity to watch the kids on stage.

Of course, we started by taking tons of pics at home.

 Love that the girls can wear matching outfits!

Did you know that there are Valentine's songs?!  Me neither!  They were so adorable on stage.  They sang about 4 songs and then it was time for some crafts.  The kids got to decorate cookies and made a wind sock.  Of course, there was plenty to eat and drink.

I told the kids to sit on stage to take some pictures.  They vehemently said no because the teachers told them that they can not play on stage.  I had to explain to them that the teachers would not be upset if Mommy said to go there just for pics.

This just melts my heart.  She didn't do this because I told her.  Abs is such a great big sister!