Whew!...that was a close one

One milestone kids look for is the loss of their first tooth.  The boys were no different and they've both been wiggling their teeth since each started kindergarten.  Of course Anson has a 6 month jump on Aaron so he was a little bit more determined it would happen.  Well the day finally came May 7th after putting the kids down for bed I heard from upstairs, "Mom, my tooth came out."  A very energized Anson jumped down from his bed to show everyone.  We took pictures, called Daddy, and promptly put it into a baggie for the tooth fairy.  After another "good night" I heard again, "Mommy, my other tooth came out."  Anson had pulled it out although it still had a few more days to go.  Here are a couple pictures.

 

Anson had reestablished his "oldest child" ranking in our family with this event.  Thank goodness because on May 15th Aaron brought his first lost tooth home with him from school.  Yep, they lost their first teeth about a week apart.  I have been ever so glad it happened in that order or I think Anson would have been up all that night determined to pull out a tooth at the same time as Aaron.  Having the older child smaller than the younger child, especially since they are boys, we have a bit of competition in Anson's eyes with everything they do.  Anson has to be sure he wins  and proves as the oldest child he's the first at everything.  Luckily loosing teeth first has helped Anson prove to himself that he is the oldest and peace continues in the household.  Whew!