Lost teeth

Nugget was out of school the other day, she had a minor ear infection. But she is better now, I think she enjoyed the day off from school even if it cost like eight days of antibiotics. The next day she was back in school and I ran into the mother of one of her classmates, and she asked how she was doing. I said she was back and made mention of the ear infection. She said it wasn't surprising since these kids (1^st graders) always have their fingers in their mouths because of loose teeth. And since 6 and 7 year olds aren't the most hygienic bunch infections arise.  

Much like the kid whose mom I spoke to, Nugget has a loose tooth. And she can’t stop playing with it. When that tooth comes out it will be her second tooth to come out. The first came out almost a month ago.

Like the current loose one, she was constantly touching it. Her cheek had a constant glisten of spit that rubbed off her fingers. It seemed to be loose, forever. We could see the tooth that was going to replace it. Having never gone through a loose tooth before, we had her checked out by the dentist. All was good, if it didn't come out naturally in a few more weeks they would extract it. I thought that may be a little extreme. But whatever.

Before it fell out, she was very freaked out that it would hurt and that she would bleed a lot.

So one day we are having a playdate, and she is having some pizza. When she comes running over to me with a tooth in her hand. “My tooth came out!” I asked her if it hurt, she said no and looked at me like I was a moron for asking such a dumb question. The dad whose house we were hanging out in brought over a ziploc bag so we could safely transport it. My daughter’s friend ran and got her some congratulatory stickers. I called my wife and sent her some pictures I took. She was so proud, she literally couldn't wait to go back to school to show everyone the gaping hole in her mouth.

That night we put the tooth in a holder for the Tooth Fairy and placed it under her pillow. The next morning the tooth was gone and in its place were a crispy $1 bill and a Monster High doll.  Pretty nice haul if I say so. She was s happy she put her dollar in her piggy bank, and got the new doll introduced to the rest of her Monster High dolls. Ironically enough there was a lot of chatter on the Dads Blogger group on what is an appropriate gift from the Tooth Fairy. It ran the gamut from quarter under the pillow to practically Christmas #2. I think we make tooth one very special, while each of her other 19 teeth – not so much.