Bottom Left

Houston, we have lost a tooth! The bottom left tooth finally fell out after being wiggly for several months now. I think Miss C had a little something to do with how wiggly it got over the past couple of weeks....she just couldn't leave it alone! I guess when you are 5 and have a loose tooth, it's pretty fun to play with.

Over the past week, it really started getting loose. It had been bothering her when she ate, so I knew it was going to be coming out soon. The past 2 or 3 days it was so loose that it kind of started to freak me out. It was also started to slant to the side and looked out of place. I wasn't sure if we should pull it out or let it come out on it's own. I didn't want to risk pulling it out too early and having it hurt, but I also didn't want her to accidentally swallow it.

So today we were at a birthday party and one of other parents and I started talking about loose teeth. He convinced me that the tooth was really ready to come out and if I gave it a gentle tug, it would probably come right out. Well, Miss C wasn't going to let me anywhere near it once she heard "yank it out". So after a little gentle coaxing, I convinced her to pull it out herself. She attempted (weakly) about 4 or 5 times before I had her "practice" on my finger. I told her to pull the tooth like she had just pulled my finger and low and behold, it came right out! I couldn't believe she just pulled her own tooth. She was so surprised that it came out too. You should have seen the look on her face. That look was quickly replaced with a huge grin and an excited, "It's so little!" She was so proud of herself! Thank goodness we weren't near a mirror, but it did bleed a little bit. I knew if she saw the blood, she would freak out. So I tried to get it to stop without having her notice (which she never did).

She couldn't stop telling (and showing) everyone at the party. We called Mee-maw and Nana and told them the good news. She's upstairs sleeping right now probably dreaming of what the tooth fairy is going to leave her. For the record, it was 5 $1 bills (yes, I caved to the peer pressure) and her very own tooth fairy certificate. The tooth fairy probably won't be as generous next time, but hey, it's her first tooth and it deserves something a little special.

Here she is with the tooth fairy pillow that Nana made for her. It came last week just in time! It has her name on it, but I blocked that out to protect the innocent. She loves it!