The Story of Teeth

So, its all about the teeth in our house lately. Paul had a really bad tooth ache last week, and absolutely hates to go to the dentist. In fact, I don't think that he's been to the dentist the whole time we've been married (8 years this May). He was hurting so badly that he took Advil, Aleve, and Tylenol. He was really hoping that it was sinus pressure that was hurting him, but when he was still in massive pain the next morning, I called Dr. Stevenson's office and got him an appointment for that afternoon. We both thought that he would just go in for a quick visit and get something for the pain and infection to get him through the weekend. After a 2 hour visit, he returns home and reports that he was lucky enough to have had a root canal. Ugh, poor guy. But I'll tell you what, he was 100% better the very next day.
Now my cute little Thomas, 6 years old, has his first loose tooth. He's so excited to have it fall out so that he can have a visit by the Tooth Fairy. I keep telling him to just get me the pliers and I'll take the tooth out for him. The other day he solemnly came to me with a pair of tweezers and told me that I could go ahead and take out his tooth. Funny boy. I had to laugh just a little. Well, he'll just have to keep working on that loose tooth.
And lastly, my baby boy, Jack, 8 months old, is getting his very first tooth. He has been so cranky (at least cranky for Jack), very drooly and I was letting him chew on my finger the other day when I felt the very sharp start of the baby tooth on the left lower gum. So fun (not). Poor guy. As Chari pointed out, as my oldest is losing his first tooth, my youngest is getting his. Circle of life. :)