Adam Lost His First Tooth

Adam lost his first tooth today. We thought for sure that he would lose one of his top front teeth first since he's almost knocked them out multiple times, but it was a bottom front tooth. He was eating an apple when he came into the kitchen and told Helen, "I need a favor - did I lose a tooth?" He smiled and there was a little red spot where his tooth used to be. Unfortunately, Helen couldn't find the tooth so we assumed that he swallowed it. Derek was just as excited as Adam and quickly wrote a note to the Tooth Fairy explaining that Adam lost his tooth.

We're really enjoying the Summer and Helen staying home. We can stay up late and watch movies now. Last night we watched "Casino Royale". We thought it was great. I love the new no nonsense Bond, especially compared to the hokey Roger Moore Bond and wimpy Pierce Brosnan Bond.

Derek is in Cub Scout day camp. The first day he cried when Helen picked him up because he couldn't shoot the bow and arrow. We weren't sure he would go back, but he did and had a much better day today. Adam and Helen have been enjoying their time together. Helen keeps getting verklempt at the thought of Adam starting kindergarten in the Fall. He definitely doesn't seem as ready as Derek was. Adam is small for his age and his sweet voice makes him seem younger because he pronounces his L's as W's, Y's as L's, and Th's as D's. For example, "I don't wike dat lellow shirt". He also loves to cuddle and has a way of balling up when he cuddles that makes him seem like a 3 year old. Helen just looks at me with tears in her eyes and says, "He's not ready - I'm not ready." But Adam is very excited about starting kindergarten.

There was a NY Times article about the pros and cons of starting kindergarten later. The gist was that kindergarten used to be more about play and socialization, but now kids have to hit the ground running and that affluent parents are delaying the start of kindergarten to give their kids an advantage. It also said that no parent that delays the start ever has second thoughts, but that plenty of parents that started their kids on time had second thoughts.

Helen talked to a parent today at Scout camp that told the school up front that she planned on her son spending two years in kindergarten. We've decided that Adam will start this Fall and that he can always spend another year in kindergarten if he needs it.