ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH

Tyler has been not sleeping, and acting kind of crazy.  I just figured,, ah, he is an Etue.  Nope!  TEETH!  I put my finger in his mouth a few minutes ago and I got bit!  From the top and the bottom!  Yikes,, upon further investigation, He has TWO FRONT TEETH!  Of course they are hidden behind his piece of maxilla skin, (thats not a medical term, just a mommy term!).  They look like they are in the right spot though and straight.  I am sure it will be a month or so before we can actually view them without prying his mouth open like a wild alligator, but none-the-less, Tyler got his two front teeth for Christmas.  I honestly never thought this day would come for him.  We have been doubting they were there at all due to his cleft issues.  But, just like the Christmas magic during this season, they appeared.  So go ahead Buddy, be crabby, get us up a bizillion times a night, refuse bottles... but my boy HAS TOP TEETH!  Any other parent is probably like big deal right,,, but when you have a child with facial differences as a mom you cling to anything that keeps them right in line with their peers.  And although not real religous lately, I still count my blessings that our Tyler is growing and developing just like every other healthy child.  Despite a few upcoming surgery's and maybe some emotional rollercoasters later in life,,, our Tyler will grow to be a mature functioning adult.  Love you, my boy!!

We dug out our video camera last night!  What a hoot!  Video I didn't even realize we had and loads of life happenings we missed by keeping it tucked away.  For the first time in his life, tonight, Tyler will be filmed!  It's his sisters preschool christmas program, we are all geared up to film the girls and I will be sure sneek a few minutes of the baby brother cheering them on!