I can't believe I've never mentioned this yet....

Okay so back in DECEMBER... yeah a few months ago and even as far as last year!!

Well our little Heidi girl wanted to get something special done. A something special that we've reserved for our girls to decide if they want to do or not when they turn 8 years old. The other two girls decided to do this special thing when they turned 8 and Heidi wanted to be just like them!!

 BEFORE

 Here she looks a little ... I'm not sure.

 Trying to "FREAK OUT" at just getting her earlobes cleaned. 

 Looking for the perfect spot on each ear to make the "DOTS". 

  The anticipation is "killing" her!

And on 3.... they "shoot" the piercing guns at the same time!

 For an instant she thought about throwing a fit, but as soon as 

she was handed the mirror to see the AFTER... 

 

She got an instant SMILE on her face!! She really liked 

the earrings!!

And here we have an AFTER picture of the left ear. 

I post this now, because she's been anxiously counting down the 

days till she can change the piercing studs for some other kinds of 

earrings.  And that's coming up really soon... I'd be more pricise but she's 

in bed and I don't remember exactly. But I do believe it is sometime this 

week.  And Chris watched Heidi get her ears pierced this time since in the 

past he always had to stay home with the other kids. But this year we had 

Kaylee stay home and watch the boys while we took Heidi and Katherine 

with us to do this "special" thing with Heidi.

Bitter/Sweet Milestones ....

Okay this mama was about to cry today! 

WHY?

Well my little boy who is turning 4 in April started in Primary today.

And for me that is a HUGE bittersweet milestone for me.

It means he's getting older and can do more things, but it also means he's not my little baby anymore. He still likes to snuggle with me, which I'll gladly take a time out from my schedule to spend with him snuggling.

I had to seriously hold back the tears today, because that's how I roll. 

I get emotional, and I love my kids and knowing that he's 

the last one makes everything else that much harder to go

through with him. I'm trying not to cry right now while I'm making this note.

I thought he was going to have a rough transition from nursery, where they 

get to play with toys, and have a snack, to going to Sunbeams, where they don't get

to play with toys, and they don't get a snack. 

During Sacrament meeting I saw him acting up and getting all grumpy like, as he was before 

church.  He claimed he didn't want to go to Primary because there wasn't any toys in Sunbeams. 

Luckily as it was time for Primary to start, he went without any problems.  Afterwards, I asked him how 

he liked it, and he said, " It was good, but they don't have snack! And I like having a snack!"

Looks like we'll have an okay time, I just wish the same good fortune to the other **families that have

a child going into Primary for the first time.  ** You know who you are.  

Now we're off to see what other adventures we 

face for the next year / phase of our life. 

First toothless Smile for Heidi

Okay so you all have a child you know that has either lost their first tooth, or is about to. You know all those stages that lead up the tooth coming out.

• It gets a little wiggly. 
• After a time ( be it a few days or week or more) they start complaining. 
• They complain that it hurts when they eat.  Biting into something doesn't happen anymore. 
• You tell them to cut up or break up the food they want to eat. 
• Finally they CRY and WAIL over the pain this little object causes.  
• You try and convince them that it won't hurt if they just get it out. 
• They hesitate and may not let anyone touch it, and just keep complaining for days or weeks until the thing just falls out on it's own. 
• They might walk around chewing on a dry rag trying to loosen it some more. 
• They may or may not grab a pair of pliers to pull it out.  
• They may or may not let mom or dad have a stab at yanking it out.  

Well my youngest daughter Heidi who just turned 8 a few weeks ago lost her very first tooth last night (Sept , 2010)   She lost it with help from ME!! That's right the little kid was so different then her two older sisters and actually let me grab her tooth, and I PULLED it.  Yeah, she cried a little, and it bled a little.  But I didn't lie to her, I said it would hurt a little but then tomorrow (meaning today) it wouldn't hurt anymore.  And guess what ... I was RIGHT!!

And we'll have a little hiatus until the 5 - 6 teeth in her mouth that are starting to become loose all fall out. And then she'll complain of not being able to eat AGAIN.  But oh, how cute they are like that!!