Tis the season

Well, here's some updates on the teeth. DS did indeed lose his first tooth, at the very beginning of December. The tooth fairy left a dollar in quarters (deemed "boring" by DS, oh well!) and no other teeth seem quite ready to drop out yet. DD went to her first dentist appointment yesterday, and it was a raging success. No cavities, and she must have been the happiest patient there. She even remembered the hygenist's name from last time (Pam), even though I didn't have a clue! The only bad news is that she's got a major overbite, not being helped by the pacifier habit she has yet to kick. There was much discussion about it at the dentist, then again at home, but she isn't even close to being ready to give them up. Last night, she woke up in the middle of the night screaming "I need my ba-ba.. I can't give up my ba-ba" (ba-ba being her name for pacifiers). Poor thing had dropped the pacifier and was terrified that we had taken it away. So.... we'll work on it. Really.

Christmas fever is growing stronger each day. We made sugar cookies the other night, and I cut them out, and the kids decorated them. Some were DD cookies, some were DS cookies, and some were "teamwork" cookies, where they both contributed sprinkles. DS had his own "finishing touches" (his words, not mine) to help distinguish his cookies from the pack. Apologies in advance to anyone who eats them for the sheer quantity of sprinkles on the cookies, but they were really having a grand ol'l time.

The last holiday story is about wrapping presents. DD is thrilled to help, while DS could really care less. She even learned how to make a tape circle (ie. a loop of tape sticky on all sides, for holding on bows). I'm so proud. You can say what you like about gender roles, but she's definitely getting set for being able to beautifully decorate presents, while DS will do the ol' drop-n-roll (prefected by his dad during a gift wrapping event at work many years ago).

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