Big News!!

I have quite possible that I have the world's most excited almost five year old.

This morning, while at the library, Miss Emma commented that her front teeth hurt while eating her snack. Upon close inspection, it was discovered that Emma has her first loose tooth. It's only a tiny, tiny, tiny bit loose, but as far as she's concerned, that's good enough. The kid's been asking since she was 2 1/2 when she was going to get her first loose tooth, so as far as she's concerned, she's been waiting for this moment forever.

She was so excited, in fact, that she then proceeded to go to all the librarians she knew to spread the good news. We even had to go up into the adult section to seek out a couple that she knew up there. Naturally, everyone was quite excited to hear the news, which only added to Emma's delight.

Watching her, I drank in her happiness and excitement. She'll probably always remember this day, for this very reason. It's kind of ironic - I have my own reasons for remembering today, as a fresh start in my life, and it will be made all the sweeter by the fact that I share this memory of a special milestone in my daughter's life.

Her joy was contagious today, spreading throughout the whole building, infecting everyone she came into contact with. But most especially me. I looked into her excited little face, and knew that it was moments like these that make life truly worth living.