T is for...

Tooth!

Alert the presses, Gillian Grace finally has her first tooth and has signs that number 2 is on the way! After months and months of showing all the signs of teething, her first bottom tooth made its debut just days ago. Hallelujah!

We've waited for this day for so long, I felt it only appropriate to commemorate this milestone with a little ditty...

Ode to a Tooth

I was tending to my chores as I usually do,

When I paused for a second to watch GG chew.

There in her mouth I noticed a white glistening speck,

Not sure at first what it could be, I bent down for a closer check.

It was easy to see even among all the crumbs,

There sat her first tooth popping through her pink gums.

I thought to myself, could this really be?

Is this the little chomper we've been waiting to see?

After months of drooling and uncomfortable nights,

In an instant it became clear why teething really bites.

That new tooth though tiny and small,

Was a terribly sharp oral intruder and the cause of GG's squalls.

I felt for my daughter, but knew the tooth's fate,

In a few years it would fall out during a play date.

Then one night, under her pillow the tooth will go,

In hopes that the Tooth Fairy will exchange it for some dough.

So though I felt bad for this one lone teensy tooth,

I was relieved that she finally had one to tell you the truth.

For a while I thought she'd have to get dentures,

Now wouldn't that have been quite the adventure?!

I've had it with the Mamarazzi, enough with the pictures already!

Top 2 Tuesday

This week's Top 2- Favorite things about Summer

1. Lounging Poolside- I was majorly pregnant last summer and spent most of my time floating in my parents' pool. Not only did I have a good tan, but I got a little relief from all that extra load I was carrying those final few weeks of my pregnancy. Since Gillian Grace's birth we've only been swimming once. GG loved the water so I am looking forward to slathering her in a little Water Babies SPF and heading east for some poolside chillaxin' family style!

Our Bathing Beauty, Gillian Grace
September 2009

2. The ABCs of Summer (Anniversaries, Birthdays, and Cook-outs)- Every June we celebrate my parents' anniversary on the 20th and continue the party through to the next day, when we celebrate our anniversary! Summer is always full of birthdays and this year we've added one more to the calendar. Miss Gillian Grace will turn the big 0-1 on July 20th. I cannot wait to celebrate her first year of life with all our family and friends! Then we'll close summer with my and my father's birthday celebrations in August. Fun times! And what would summer be without tons of cook-outs? Burgers, dogs, steaks, you name it...it just all tastes better on the grill!

Our Wedding Day
This year summer we'll celebrate our 7th anniversary on June 21st.

Be sure to head over to the Undomestic Momma for more Top 2 Tuesday fun!