warning: graphic tooth loss

* warning: the following pictures contain material that is grapic in nature and is not suitable for those suffering from extreme fears of tooth loss!

 

 

last night, dad pulled out kindin's first loose tooth. it's been wiggling for quite some time but mom and dad are both a bit (a lot) squeamish about tooth loss. but when kindin pointed out her permanent tooth growing in, we knew it was past time! she was so excited about her automatic status into the world of big kids and even more ecstatic about the pending visit of the elusive tooth fairy. there were lots of unanswerable questions (i.e. 'is it a boy or girl?' and 'when does the tooth fairy come?' and 'where does the tooth fairy live?' and 'do i put the tooth in my pillow or underneath it?') kindin went to bed kissing her tooth and came out crying after she accidentally dropped it. while re-gathering her tooth, she pleaded with her father to advocate on her behalf in order to keep her beloved tooth. in the morning, she was so excited about the visit itself and that her tooth was still in her posession that she didn't even count the money she received. (which reminds me- remember mr or mrs. tooth fairy that you gave our first child $2 for her first tooth!)