Leah has been waiting and waiting to lose a tooth. For two years now, she has seen classmates lose their teeth and wondered when it would be her turn. Finally, to her relief, she finally lost a tooth!
For the last week or two, Leah has been telling me/showing me her loose teeth. (Both of her top front teeth are slightly loose.) When she told me about her bottom loose tooth, I expected the same mild wiggle. However, when I wiggled the bottom tooth it was really loose. I told her to keep working on it. She kept hoping it would come out while eating, but knowing that her diet consists of mostly softer foods, I knew that would never happen. On Sunday, July 14, Leah decided she was ready for me to pull her tooth. In theory, it seemed easy, but I really didn't know what to do. My sister, Vickie, always pulled my teeth. I had no experience. I actually Googled "how do you pull baby teeth" and one of the suggestions was to take a washcloth for a better grip. I tried this but it was difficult. That tooth was tiny! It was really loose but my pulling was causing her pain and making it bleed a little. I told her I thought we should give it a few more days, that the tooth wasn't ready to come out yet. She cried because she said she was really looking forward to a visit from the Tooth Fairy. For the next few days I offered to pull her tooth but she was scared.
On Wednesday, July 17, our friend Sarah Stevens came over. Sarah is our wonderful 13-yr-old babysitter. She is a super-responsible, nice girl who was my assistant coach for my soccer team. Her younger brother, Will, was not only on our soccer team with Leah but also on Leah's t-ball team. Unfortunately, Sarah's family was moving (they actually left July 21) so Sarah stopped by our apartment to say goodbye to Leah and Aaron.
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| Leah and Aaron with Sarah. |
Sarah also brought a friend, at my request, that she thought might take over her babysitting duties. When Leah told Sarah about her loose tooth, Sarah got very excited. She asked Leah if she could pull her tooth. I told her, "Yes, please." Sarah explained that she had pulled all her own loose teeth along with some friends' loose teeth. (I asked Sarah if she wanted to become a dentist when she grew up. She said no. She wants to be an archaeologist.) She had Leah get her a piece of toilet paper and she pulled it in what seemed like two seconds. It was almost immediate and Leah never felt a thing. Leah was soooooo excited!
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| Leah and her lost tooth, courtesy of Sarah Stevens. |
After Leah rinsed out her mouth, we put her tooth in her Tooth Fairy box. She and Aaron each have their own Tooth Fairy box that Nanny gave them a couple years ago as a souvenir from a trip to Italy.
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| First, the tooth goes in the Tooth Fairy box... |
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| ...then place it under your pillow. |
Leah was so excited at the prospect of a visit from the Tooth Fairy I was afraid she wouldn't be able to go to sleep. I kept telling her the Tooth Fairy wouldn't come unless she was asleep and she seemed to understand.
In the morning, Leah was delighted to see that the Tooth Fairy had visited her. The tooth was gone and in its place was money. Because this was Leah's very first tooth, the Tooth Fairy left her a very nice note and few trinkets of the dollar-store variety. Leah was thrilled. She can't wait to lose another tooth. Tonight she told me her other bottom tooth is loose. Not sure when Leah will lose another tooth but my guess would be this summer.
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The Tooth Fairy left both $1.00
and 100Yen. |
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The Tooth Fairy also left a tiny dinosaur puzzle, a
glow stick necklace and a science experiment book. |
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