Olivia got her first tooth yesterday! I was thrilled...not just for the tooth, but for what it represents to me.
As soon as a child is born, moms and dads have expectations. Most of these expectations come in the form of "firsts"... the first word, first steps, etc. And when Olivia was born, I mourned a lot of firsts. Wrongly so, I realize, for my daughter will still experience them, even if they come at a delayed rate. And yesterday, as I felt her jagged little "first", I was reminded of this. And I smiled. And she smiled, too.
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