Clark has had very odd baby teeth losses. To start with, his bottom two permanent teeth grew in behind his baby teeth - so he had two rows of teeth (shark teeth as we called them) until the dentist pulled his baby teeth out. Then the tooth next to these bottom ones got loose but he was so scared to pull it out that it fell out in his sleep and he swallowed it. Which brings us to the next one. Finally one of his top front teeth became loose. He has been wiggling it around for at least 3 months. He kept trying to tie string to the tooth and then tie the other end of the string to his toe or a doorknob and get it to come out. We told him this was a waste of time, but he insisted that it was going to work. He would wiggle the tooth but only forward, so for the last couple weeks or so, he has had this buck tooth. Nice. Finally today he wanted it out before church, so I pulled on it and then he got out another huge piece of dental floss and tied it to the door and kept trying to tie the other end to his tooth. Over and over he would slam the door, and the string would always fall off the tooth. One time after the door slam, he screamed and amazingly enough, it had fallen out! It was bleeding a tiny bit so he had to stuff half a roll of toilet paper in his little hole while we looked all over the floor for the tooth, which did not stay in the dental floss. After 5 minutes we finally found it - it had flown 6 feet down the hall. How many teeth does he have to loose? I have one kid that can't seem to get them all in (Bella) and one kid that can't seem to get them out. I didn't remember teeth being such a huge part of childhood!
9 years ago




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I haven't heard these stories told quite like this before. Usually Clark wants to talk to me while I'm talking to you, but then he tells the story so fast I don't catch it all. I have a feeling Dallin is going to need serious dental work done.
Way to go Clark! Poor kids with all the teeth trauma-and poor mom. We just noticed Kaili has 3 loose teeth-both front top and a bottom one-she's quite excited for the prospect of getting sooooo much money for all of her teeth.
that is too funny! hey can i get your address? it's for a shower for Stephanie Hadlock, and i'm sure you have heard about David Troop. Email me hstringham@hotmail.com. thanks.
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