What a difference a day makes...

Just a quick update. Micah's now thrilled at the idea of teeth being pulled. He informed me that he'll just do it that way from now on. (Don't worry, we immediately had a conversation about how that was *not* the way to look at it, lol.) Methinks this was influenced by a few things:

• Our tooth fairy happens to leave more money for teeth that had to be pulled than for teeth that fell out on their own. Not sure that the ol' tooth fairy made a wise decision with that precedent but when Asher was five and had to have his first tooth pulled (due to decay), it seemed like a good idea. ;) (Little did the tooth fairy know that we'd have three boys who apparently need many teeth pulled for various reasons...Noah's had four pulled, Asher's had nine and now Micah's at four. Lovely.)
• I took Micah out for fries and ice cream while his brothers were at swim team and karate yesterday afternoon since he was finally un-numb and was hungry. ;)
• It no longer hurts or bleeds. Both good things. :)

Anyhow, thankfully we've passed yesterday's miffed-ness and are ready now to move on. And, yes, we realized the need for savings for orthodontia years ago and are pretty sure that we fund our pediatric dentist's vacations each year, lol. We already know that both Asher and Micah will likely need braces more than once. Awesome.

But. Look at this smile:

All worth it, right? :)

(Yeah, you can totally see that permanent tooth already moving right into place where the other two were. The other permanent tooth has broken through but isn't as visible yet.)