The first tooth down

A few months ago while flossing Stasa's teeth, we noticed what we initially thought was a second row of teeth coming in. Yeah, you might think that's something that only sharks have, but apparently Tom was part shark as a kid and he had rows of teeth seedlings in his mouth. We've always joked that Stasa is a shark since she got her first tooth at four months and then had a mouthful before all of the other kids.

The second row of teeth turned out to be a single adult tooth - all jagged at the top and HUGE compared to her baby teeth. Her two bottom teeth started to get wiggly and loose and we started checking on the loose teeth every night. Finally one night she was talking and her one bottom tooth looked higher than all of the others. I asked to check it and sure enough it was hanging on by a thread. She sat in Tom's lap and I gave it a teeny tug and out it came. She was AMAZED and so happy and couldn't stop looking at her new smile.

I dug out my old tooth pillow from my childhood and had her place the little tooth in it and then under her pillow. Before bed she put her ear against the tooth fairy's door to make sure she could hear her in there. LOL

The tooth fairy did not disappoint and when Stasa woke up she plunged her hand under her pillow and pulled out two new dimes. She was so proud of those new dimes and kept them with her all day - even at school, though we did warn her that she might lose them. I'm pretty sure she kept them in her sweaty fist all day. As soon as she was home we had her put them in her jar to put towards the Hello Kitty she's saving up for. Tom and I were both a bit wistful for our little baby Stasa. Not a week goes by that we don't look at each other and mention how grown up she's getting. Stasa on the other hand can't wait to grow up even more. She's already counting down to her sixth birthday. Slow down, little girl. Enjoy being five.

First birthday photo shoot

Here are just a few pictures from Stasa's first birthday photo shoot. She was not in a good mood at all. I chalked it up to a slight cold, but no, it wasn't that. I spotted the problem while brushing her teeth the other night. There it was, high up in her gums, shining like a beacon of pain. Her first molar.

31 Weeks Old

It is becoming way too hard to take these weekly pictures. I should have taken them on the ground since all she wants to do is launch herself off of the couch. Stasa cruises so fast now that we've cleared off every surface, otherwise everything is ripped to shreds before we can get to her. She is now saying "ah-bah-bah" all of the time and I swore I heard a "dada" in there today, but couldn't be sure.

We tried cottage cheese mixed with banana and applesauce for dinner, but she was not a fan at all. We'll try again each day since I think she's just not used to the texture of the cheese.

Yesterday was the first time we left Stasa with someone other than daycare. She stayed with Aunt Peggy while we went to the Redskins game for the night. We left her with a couple of bottles, a solid dinner and a water bottle. She did great! Aunt Peggy said she was a piece of cake and passed out by 7:30 PM. I think all of the growing she's been doing lately is catching up with her.

Plus her 5th tooth has finally made it's debut. She really is part shark.

Top Central Incisor

What am I?

What's white, shiny and sticking out of Stasa's top gums?



Her first top central incisor.

Playtime

Stasa had a blast playing with her stuffed rhino and reading her book, That's Not My Bunny.

I finally captured the elusive teeth by getting her to give a big grin.

I spy with my little eye

Something white, hard and pokey.


Stasa's second tooth is starting to make its debut appearance.

The tooth

Here's a better picture of our little snaggletooth.

The first tooth bud

Found: 1 tooth bud
Description: sharp, pokey, white

Can you see it? It's to the right of my finger in the first picture.