A Visit from the Tooth Fairy

Elizabeth has had a loose tooth since before Thanksgiving.  I was certain she would loose it in the turkey (not because the turkey was hard or dry or anything...just because I thought it was ready!)  Apparently, I had a lot to learn about loose teeth.  Everyone else in the family took one look at it and said "No way, it isn't ready!"  I was pretty sure if she let me try I could pull it out, but of course she wasn't letting anyone try to pull it!  So Thanksgiving came and went and the wiggling of the tooth continued.  Every few days Johnny Pops would check it to see if it was ready.  I was beginning to think Santa and the Tooth Fairy would be coming at the same time.  Finally on Dec 16th we all decided it was ready, but she wanted Daddy to be the one to pull it.  She was scared it was going to hurt so every time he got close she pulled away.  Finally a few hours after he had been home we convinced her it would be ok and he pulled it.  We have a very dramatic video of the whole process!  She was excited and said it didn't hurt.  Her adult tooth has made quite a bit of progress into the empty space.  We talk regularly about loose teeth.  She always has another one that is loose (um...one is just barely wiggling!) and Grant has lots of loose teeth (no not at all, but he's trying to keep up with big sister!)

Thank goodness I didn't pack our special tooth fairy pillow into storage.  She was excited to put her tooth in the pillow and wait for the tooth fairy.  The tooth fairy replaced her tooth with a very special glittery $2 bill.