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Kiss those fingers goodbye!


We are so proud of Emily! It is definitely past due, but she has quit sucking on her fingers. For those who haven't noticed, she has a large gap in the middle of her teeth caused by a combination of genetics and sucking on her fingers. She was looking in the mirror awhile ago and asked if she was missing a tooth in the middle : )

We had a little talk with her, Aaron showed her some pictures of people with "bad teeth" on the internet and we explained that if she wanted pretty, healthy teeth she needed to obey her parents and stop sucking on her middle two fingers. We started by telling her she could only do it at night. She did really good last week and has pretty much stopped at night on her own. So when we come back you'll no longer see the fingers in her mouth. Way to go Em!

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whitney said…
Its a sign!! She loves Memphis and doesnt need those things here! You should just stay!!! (the house across the street is for sale!;)
July 17, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Alex and Jane said…
This is so cute, I love that there are pictures of her sucking those fingers from the moment she was born. I just love that little girl, or should I say boy? (Is she still going through that gender confusion stage?) Miss you guys!

P.S. J.D. is here and says hi!
July 17, 2008 at 8:23 PM
Anonymous said…
She still wants to be boy, but isn't as adamant about it here. I hid all her t-shirts and "boy" clothes before we left and bought her new girl clothes with her approval :) We love our little tom boy!
July 19, 2008 at 8:56 AM
Sarah said…
Hooray for you! I bet you are so happy. She won't look the same without those little fingers in her mouth! I love that little Emmy! Those pictures brought back so many memories. It seems like just a few months ago that I was watching her!
July 19, 2008 at 9:38 AM
Anonymous said…
Good for her! I use to suck my finger (when I was a child) and I had a big gap between my upper front teeth. Anyway, the gap has closed now. But I could do with braces.
Well, good luck to Em.

jestina

PS: sounds like you're having a blast in Memphis.
July 22, 2008 at 9:28 PM
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