The Puddles

These pictures and story is so old that the front teeth are half way grown in!

I was on the phone when I heard screaming all of sudden.  I go in the living room and seeing blood pouring out of Ainsley’s mouth and her pointing to a clothes hanger on the floor.  I’m thinking, “Oh God, she’s perforated something in her mouth with a hanger.”  I call Chris while I’m trying to stop the blood from pouring from her mouth.  Chris is close so he heads in my direction.  Of course, Ainsley throws up blood at this point and I’m becoming more nervous.  But I remained calm.  I tried to get Ainsley to stop crying and kept shoving paper towels inside her mouth to try to get the bleeding to stop.  I look at her clenched hand and I see a tooth.  Then I start to process that she lost her teeth.  Her front two teeth had been wiggly.  I finally realize that the blood is coming from the teeth that came out a little too soon. Mix in a ton of crying and tears = a big bloody mess.  You can tell from the pictures that she is happy and excited about missing the teeth.  I called Chris and sent him back to where he came from.  The cutest part of the story was that Ben went into the living room and found the other tooth.  He washed both teeth off and put them in a clean ziplock bag.  He even labeled the bag, “Ainsley’s teeth.”  So sweet.  I didn’t even ask him.  As soon as Ben handed her the bag she smiled!