Shark teeth

Kennedy finally has a loose tooth, two in fact! She's been dying over the wait since all her friends have lost several already - seven in one case. The two bottom teeth have been a bit wiggly for at lease a month now. Kennedy works at them and patiently lets me check them every day. When we first noticed, I told her that maybe she'd be starting first grade with a big hole in her smile. Well, probably not going to happen because school starts next week! Last night, Kennedy did her best to help the process along by accidentally falling off the couch face first into the coffee table. Now one is really loose and kind of snaggle tooth looking, which goes nicely with the scrapes on her chin from the fall.

Even if one or both teeth manage to come out before the first day of school (I'm betting on at least one), she's already got the two new teeth coming in. It's funny to see two rows of teeth when she opens her mouth, just like a shark. And, she loves that comparison. This summer she has been obsessed with learning about animals and watches the PBS show "Wild Kratts" everyday. Sometimes she even takes notes!

Maybe she can be the marine biologist I always dreamed about becoming when I was a kid. I was in heaven at the Baltimore Aquarium when we visited last week during my research conference. I could watch all those fish swim around for hours - just as long as I'm not underwater with them.

Lately her list of potential career choices has been: cat detective, actress, or choreographer. Seeing her friend Amelia in a children's production of "Romeo and Juliet" while Jake and I were gone has really sparked the acting bug in Kennedy. I have literally had nightmares about acting, but I'll completely support her if she wants to try it out!

She is all registered for her new school, and we were able to switch her classroom so she will be learning French in the morning and be with two girls she knows (Claire from Montessori and Ava from dance class.) I'm so glad to know that she already has a couple of friends. Amelia joined Kennedy's dance class this summer and they will be in the same class again for fall. We'll see Mairead (MaeMae) at soccer, and hopefully find a way to stay in touch with Lucy, too. Kennedy is so excited for all these changes first grade will bring, especially to start learning French. Moi aussi. It's been a long time, and I hope it comes back quickly!