The Tooth Fairy Came!

I can't believe I have a child old enough to be losing teeth, but I do. I took Gage and Landen to the dentist a few weeks ago and was told Gage would be losing his two front bottom teeth soon. I didn't think much of it at the time. Then last Friday night on July 25, Gage came running into my bedroom saying he had lost a tooth. I didn't believe him at first because he never even mentioned his tooth being loose. He held up his tooth proudly to prove it. I had originally dreaded this day because you always hear stories about kids with teeth hanging on by a root and having to trick them into letting you "see it" when in reality you are going to yank the sucker out. Gage said he just kept wiggling it and he simply pulled it out. He said it didn't even hurt.

As many people know, Gage is a junk collector and he wanted to save his tooth "forever and ever." Mike and I had to really talk the tooth fairy up and tell him how much money he would get if he left it under his pillow. Finally, Gage agreed and went to bed that night dreaming of tooth fairies and dollars. I had to work the next day, but when I called him to see if the tooth fairy had come Gage was so excited. Mike said he woke right up and checked underneath his pillow and showed Mike the surprise waiting for him. I hate to say how much money we gave Gage but we had to get him to agree to not keep it. We told him you get more money for the first tooth you lose. The tooth next to it is really loose so we could be getting another tooth fairy visit relatively soon. This could get expensive!