Lost Tooth

Ben knocked into something last week which made him cry (he's not usually a crier when he gets hurt, so I knew it must have hurt in just a certain way). He said his mouth hurt. I looked in his mouth and noticed that his bottom tooth was loose (whatever he hit knocked that tooth loose). I told him that if he wiggled it around it would probably come out in the next few days. The next morning he woke up with a hole in his mouth - his tooth had come out during the night. Caelan helped him find it in his bed. He was so excited to get to put it under his pillow. Our tooth fairy isn't very punctual - she missed the first night, but did come the next night. Ben found a silver dollar under his pillow, plus she even left the tooth too. He was thrilled. And he is looking so great with his little toothless smile.

Big Brother....Again

Austin Thomas was born on Oct 2. He came very quickly into this world. I labored off and on all morning (the Sunday morning of General Conference), but it never got very hard or consistent. When I had several contractions in a row we decided to take the kids over to the Pearce's house and then we headed to the hospital. I checked in at 12:33 PM and Austin was born at 1:00 PM. Super fast. Dad brought the kids back to the hospital that night to meet their new little brother. They were in love. Ben has always has a soft spot in his heart for babies. He loves to watch them. He loves to get close to their little faces and touch them. Even as a tiny little guy he has always been very gentle and sweet with babies. He was in love at first sight with his new little brother. Since we brought him home Ben loves to hold him. He is so careful - he never tries to get up and walk around with him (which pretty much all the other kids do), he is happy to just hold him in his arms and watch. So cute.