Dental hygiene starts early.

You know how sharks grow seven rows of teeth so that they can shed them and have replacements?  Jude isn't quite to the 7 rows of teeth yet, but the kid has a toothy grin that stretches from ear to ear even at the age of 11 months.  Right now, he has the four front top teeth and the four front bottom teeth.  So to start his dental hygiene early, we have started brushing his teeth before bedtime.

We were reluctant at first.  He's going to hate it!  There's now way he'll let us brush his teeth!  But Sneaky Baby strikes again, and in fact loves getting his teeth brushed.  Maybe it's the Elmo toothpaste.  Maybe it's the mirror that he gets to check himself out in.  Either way, Jude is an oral hygiene champ.  Here are a couple of pictures of the mini-dentist in action!

When you wake up in the morning, it's a quarter to one, and you want to have a little fun, you brush your teeth (ch-ch-ch-ch ch-ch-ch-ch-ch)....

When you wake up in the morning, it's a quarter to two, and you wish you had something to do, you brush your teeth (ch-ch-ch-ch ch-ch-ch-ch-ch)....

When you wake up in the morning, it's a quarter to three, and your mind starts humming, twiddle dee-dee, you brush your teeth (ch-ch-ch-ch ch-ch-ch-ch-ch)....