Toothless at three?

Okay, so as if we needed any additional drama for our day yesterday, as we thought we were gearing down for dinner and bed, it was time to shower all 6 of us. James was in the shower and getting Zach ready for the shower when Hope runs to me screaming bloody murder, I it really was bloody! There is blood pouring from her mouth and I tried not to freakl out b/c I know that mouths bleed really bad, big cut or not. I grabbed a rag and tried to get her to calm down in order to get a story from her as to what happened.
It turns out, Gracie pushed her into the bathtub and she hit her mouth on the seat in our bathtub. I right away checked her teeth and sure enough, one of her big front teeth was dangeling there. By this point I was furious with Gracie for shoving her in the first place and then imagining My Hoper without a front tooth until she was 7 or 8 was too much!

Hope layed with my on thebed for a good 20 minutes upset because she couldn't suck her thumb to calm herself down :( Finally James and I cohersed her into the shower with me and got her clean at least. By the end of the shower she was smiling again, but still upset becasue she wouldn't be able to eat carrotts :( haha! This kid loves vegetables and only eats vegetables for dinner every night.

I decided to make breakfast

for dinner & we had omelettes

and pancakes, which she had

no problem devouring. This

morning her lip is still rather

swollen, but her tooth is only

a little loose now, as compared

to just hanging there last night.

We are in hopes that once the

swelling goes down the gum will hold onto the tooth and she

won't loose it. Just like everything else in our lives, we'll just

have to wait & see what happens. So, if you see Hoper toothless

in the near future, you'll know the story. :)