Emily's first teeth: the exodus

EMILY GOT HER FIRST TEETH THAT SHE HAD AS A BABY OUT AND IT'S SO ADORABLE YET SAD AT THE SAME TIME I JUST WANNA SQUEEZE HER SO SHE WONT GROW UP ANYMORE.

*ahem* I apologize. I lost my cool there.

As was previously stated, yesterday Emily went to the dentist to get her teeth taken out. She was a little worried about it but the dentist was so amazing and knew how to make her excited about it. I'm not gonna lie, I have a deeply rooted fear of the dentist. Whenever I smell the air in the room where they work on you, I get chills. Not the "aww this is beautiful" kind; the "HOLY CRAP TEARS HAVE BEEN SHED HERE" kind.

First, as i'm sure you all know but i'm typing it here for posterity, Emily had her gum line and her lip numbed. During the process, they gave her a syringe of something. While they were doing that, Kirsten kept turning to me, looking grim and like she was about to pass out. Being the strong, capable man I am, I leaped out of the chair I was on and whispered that it was ok. I also became nauseated and nodded at her.

Emily with her laughing

gas

While she was getting her laughing gas, she became hilarious to listen to. Here are two examples of things she was saying (she was screaming a lot of it):

"I CAN NAME TWO TOOTHED CAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THEM!"

"WE HAVE THREE DOGS THEY KEPT ME UP AT NIGHT!"

When all was said and done, her two teeth "wiggled" out and afterwards she said "I don't wanna do this anymore" to which the dentist said "that's fine because we're all done!" She was very happy about the "all done" part. Emily was so incredibly brave and I am so proud of her. I was terrified it was going to be a nightmare keeping her still, but she just sat back and enjoyed it (as much as it could be enjoyed). Emily keeps surprising us in that way, when we think she will do what a normal kid does, she does the exact opposite. She was even trying to help the dentists with whatever she could help with.

We have an amazing child.

When Emily went to sleep, me and kirsten snuck into her room and took her baby teeth, exchanging it for real dollars as is the custom. Marveling at what these two teeth have been through, a small tear made its way down my cheek.

My baby is growing up.