Cavities . . . BEWARE!

Since Evie has increased her mobility, she's discovering all kinds of new, fascinating things...that she can try to eat. What this really means is:

CRAWLING + BABY = PARENTS SWEEP FLOOR MORE OFTEN

Among the cute nicknames parents bestow upon their kids, I never for the life of me thought I'd ever be using "Streetsweeper." But since we aren't soooo religious about sweeping our floors...Evie's gotten both the title and experience of munching on crusty old fried potatoes and the occasional pine needle with her 4 front teeth.

Though this may be a cause for alarm for some parents, I'm not worried one bit. See, Evie has been taking after her mom (thankfully) when it comes to her commitment to outstanding oral hygiene. After her last bottle of the day, Evie June excitedly awaits the everso yummy flouride drop.


She always smiles and giggles afterwards. (I'm clueless here, it doesn't taste good at all.)

Occasionally she's find a nice string, blanket fray, or sweatshirt hood pull to floss with.


After that, she opens wide for us to brush her 2 up and 2 down teeth.


And on occasion, we'll let her do her own cleaning work.



Here's a short video of Evie demonstrating incredibly responsible oral hygiene. We're thinking this could be a helpful instructional cavity fighting tool for use by other babies . . . and dads too. Enjoy.



Jimmy