My son Big C lost his 1st tooth yesterday. Weeks of light wiggling led to weeks of heavier movement, and finally last week it grew so loose that both of his grandfathers threatened to tie a string around it and yank away. But yesterday he did it all himself. My little man reached in and pulled out his 1st tooth.
I have the world’s worst memory. I don’t recall my 1st lost tooth or what the tooth fairy left under my pillow. But now I get to relive it through my son. I watched as he tentatively twisted the tooth in his mouth and then stared in wonder as he turned it over in his hand, inspecting it like it was a precious gem.
I hate that his daddy is missing this. The excitement and joy on Big C’s face as he insisted upon calling both sets of grandparents to share the news. The delicate placing of the tooth under his pillow and his difficulty falling asleep because he wanted to see if the tooth fairy is a boy or a girl. The shoving of the $5 bill from the tooth fairy in my face at 5:39 this morning. The 7 AM trip to Wal-Mart to spend his treasure. His daddy would have loved it all.
I know that between 2 children and their 2 mouths full of baby teeth, the tooth fairy will be making many more visits to our house. I just wish my husband had been here for the 1st one. Occasions like these make me miss him even more.
Oh dear…My daughter just started teething more, growing the molars, and I always feel for her. This, I dont know, I will probably cry when she gets to loose them all and start over again. I love kids! I can remember my first tooth. My mom said, we must pick up small tiny stones, and throw it on the roof with our tooth, so that the lizards don't pick them up and eat them (that then, it will never grow again)….of course that was a lie, she just doesn't want us keeping it around the house.
Glad you get to experience these milestones, thank God for life!
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That is so precious and Im so sorry that your husband couldnt be there to share in the joy!
Ill start blogging about Germany soon, I promise! =)
Oh, I feel your sadness through your words at your husband missing this big event.
I'm glad the tooth fairy made it to your house – she missed mine last night (oops – bad parenting mistake 2436 since deployment started!)
Here's to hoping your husband will be home in time for the next one!
I think of losing teeth as being very significant as well – I remember so clearly thinking how important it was when I was a child! Excellent photo, mom.
Five bucks for a tooth? Man I got the shaft when I was a kid! Plus, the tooth fairy wasn't skilled enough to get under my pillow, so I had to leave my teeth in a glass of water in the kitchen instead. Lame.
This brought back many memories. As children,we always wrapped ours in waxed paper and the tooth fairy always managed to find them and leave a reward. Sadly (by today's standards anyway), she only left a quarter along with what I thought was a sleepless night trying to catch "her" in the act…
What a wonderful post!
wow!