The story of a tooth.
December 27, 2004, the lil' munchkin decided to make her appearance into our world and changed mine and beloved's lives forever. She always seemed to be on the early side of doing things and four months into life, she proved it once again by sprouting her first two teeth. Two middle teeth on the bottom made our little bald girl even cuter.
Fast forward four years and one month later.
Thursday evening, I sat at my desk in the family area as the kids played. I was on the phone talking to my mom and the lil' munchkin comes running over to me, "Mommy, I really lost a tooth!"
I FREAKED out! It's too early for that! She had to have yanked on it, right? The panic in my voice was evident as I tried to determine what to do, what dentist to take her to, who could put it back in my little girl's mouth, what to do, what to do, how did you do this!!
My Mom tried to calm me down from the other side of the telephone and tell me that it could happen this early. I replied that there was NO way! This doesn't happen until they are 6 or 7!
I asked the lil' munchkin what she had done, and she excitedly told me, "Nothing, Mommy. I promise! I was chewing my granola bar and then there was something crunchy and then it fell out!"
I settled down a little and began searching the internet to see if it does happen this early.
Sure enough.
The first lost tooth typically ocurs around 6 or 7, but can happen as early as 4 - especially when the child was an early teether.
The lil' munchkin's excitement was contagious and I allowed her to stay up a little later to call and spread the news to her friends.
Upon the call to Daddy during his meeting, she shared the news with him, and I heard his response from where I sat, "What? Let me talk to Mommy." The panic I had felt was evident in his tone as well.
I calmed him and let him know what I had looked up and that yes, she had lost her tooth naturally and not due to some accident.
Next on the list was preparation for the Tooth Fairy.
I borrowed the move that I grew up with and we placed the tooth in a glass of water in the kitchen - that makes it so much easier for the Tooth Fairy to get it versus being under the head of a sleeping child.
The next morning, my newly gap-toothed lil' munchkin rushed to see if the Tooth Fairy had come and immediately began counting her silver coins. Then she ran down to show Daddy the gap.
I can look at the little tooth that was in my daughter's mouth only days ago and I'm still in shock. Must this child of mine doing everything early?
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