The power of a new tooth.

Last night, we were having dinner and I noticed Maddie had a funny expression on her face. She said, "Oh, this hurts, I think I have some chicken stuck in my tooth." She walks over to my side of the table, opens her mouth and shows me. To my surprise I see a new molar popping up on the left side of her mouth. "Maddie! It is a new tooth" I told her laughing. You would have thought that she just won a lifetime supply of CANDY....her face lit up and her smile illuminated the room. She was so excited. She walked back to her seat with her shoulders back and standing tall. The words that I had just said transformed her into this REALLY big girl!

After dinner, I had her sit up on the counter so I could really take a good look at this new tooth. I looked at it again, said "Wow!" and gave her a big hug and then set her down as she exclaimed, "You are kidding me! I am so excited...I think that I am going to CRY!" She buried her head in her hands for a moment and then looked up with her watery eyes and then ran to go take a bath with a definite skip in her step.

How fun to see her have this kind of excitement over something that I would normally take for granted! I sometimes wish that I could see the world and experiences through the eyes of a child. It is much more exciting and perfect. She has the sweet innocence and the simple ability to make something so small make a world of difference in her night and ultimately make a world of difference in mine. Ah, the power of a new tooth!