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Frank and I have stumbled onto a way to get Elizabeth to cooperate for tooth brushing. It’s always been a struggle to get her to let us brush, but we haven’t wanted to hold her down and force her for fear of starting some dental phobia.

We discovered that if we tell her that her teeth are dirty with the blueberries, cheese, juice, etc. she’s eaten that she gladly lets us scrub them off. VICTORY!! — at least for now. She seems to enjoy trying to recall each thing she’s eaten and reminds me when I’ve forgotten something. “Woo-woos (noodles) mommie! Woo-woos!