What are brothers for?

After a few recent close calls with the kiddos, we think we finally know the answer to the question “what are brothers for?”

Answer: For assisting their sisters in the tooth losing process, of course!!

Last month our daughter Eden (3) fell on some steps and cut up her mouth really bad. Her top gums were ripped up all the way to the bottom of her nose. After healing completely, Judah and Eden were being silly and wrestling around last night when we heard an enormous amount of screaming coming from the living room. Jason rushed in to find blood pouring out of Eden’s mouth and Judah rolling on the floor holding his head. Eden had evidently hit Judah’s head with her mouth, and there must’ve been some other sharp object involved. The blow to Eden’s mouth left her front top tooth out of place and her gums & lip all cut up! Oh how we wished we could have hopped in the car and driven to the dentist or doctor! Instead we had to send off an email to our mission’s doctor and dentist and wait until this morning to talk to them on the radio. We spent last night wondering & praying about what the weekend would hold. Would I need to fly her out to town to see a doctor? Would we have to change next week’s plans so I could come back in? Is Eden’s tooth going to fall out? Thankfully after speaking with both the doctor and the dentist on our radio (with a relay of course, because the reception can never be clear when we really need it to be J), they decided that Eden’s mouth & teeth would heal themselves and there’s nothing they could do about it. Even if her front tooth falls out, there would still be nothing they could do about it. This was good news. Of course it’s not the news any parent wants to hear- that their little girl may have to go toothless for 4 more years- but good news nonetheless. We won’t have to spend $1200+ to fly out to town and get medical help! Please pray for Eden, that she will not have any more mishaps with her front teeth and that she would be able to keep them both until she’s ready to lose them naturally!

Our oldest daughter Kadynn (who is actually at the age to naturally lose her teeth J) has been in the tooth loosing business for a few months now, again thanks to her brother! She lost her first tooth by coming down on Judah’s head during a wrestling match and actually swallowed it! Wednesday she was playing around again with Judah and out came her 2nd bottom tooth! Needless to say we’ve had to lay down some rules about wrestling in the house J, and I think we’re ready to be done with this tooth fairy business after giving out cash for lost teeth & candy for out of place teeth J. Thankfully Judah has a hard head and has not incurred any injuries. And his sisters still love him!!

Please continue to pray for us and our crazy kids. We know we can’t prevent injuries, but we can ask for wisdom in how to avoid them & treat them as they come.

Please also pray for Jason and I next week as we will both be having our language evaluations. Pray that we will be able to accurately speak from the knowledge we have of the Tobo language.

Your accident prone little hands & feet,
Kadynn, Judah & Eden
+ mom & dad