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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Toothless Windfall!

My five-year-old, Evie, was an early teether.  She got her first tooth at only three months.  That was painful...for me!  When she was four, she lost two teeth in just a few days.  

But now Evie has outdone herself.  This past Saturday, she lost a tooth.  Then, on Sunday, another tooth popped out.  There was a dramatic episode that followed tooth #2.  She dropped her pearly white under a picnic table!

Tears ensued, but the tooth was found!

After the search and rescue, I demanded possession of the tooth for safe keeping; I wasn't going through missing tooth drama again.  Except...I accidentally...misplaced the tooth.

Temporary panic set in.  Thankfully, the tooth fairy had not thrown away the (very similar looking) tooth from the night before.

Then!  On Monday, Evie had another tooth just barely hanging on.  I thought she was going to loose three teeth in three days, but that tooth would not give up.

I don't have it in me to yank.  I tried it once with my older daughter.  She screamed in pain and the tooth didn't come out. 

Last night, my (also reluctant yanker) husband finally pulled out Evie's sorry hanging tooth.  Our tooth fairy is cheap, but Evie has still accumulated quite an exciting stash: one pack of gum, one container tic-tacs, $1.50, and three extra-special tooth fairy notes.

And, she's still got two more loose teeth to go!

My three-year-old, Mase, doesn't quite understand.  He's been trying to wiggle his teeth out.  No luck yet.

Grumpy Grateful Mom Goal of the Day:  Taking a short tooth fairy break.  She is burnt out.

August 9, 2011 - I had to update this.  Evie has now lost three more teeth!  That's six teeth total in just a little over a month.  I'm claiming the world record.

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posted by Grumpy Grateful Mom @ Thursday, July 07, 2011   28 Comments

28 Comments:

At July 7, 2011 at 9:56 AM , Blogger Abbie said...

How ingenious!
I wish I had thought of that. Man that would have saved me some money!!! Kids love stuff like that.

 
At July 7, 2011 at 10:05 AM , Blogger m&msmommy said...

Oh my, that is a lot of teeth lost in such a short time! The tooth fairy must really have to be on the ball in your house! :)

I have never thought to give something other than money for teeth, great idea! Thankfully neither of my children have lost any teeth yet, so I'll definitely be using that idea. Thank you! :)

 
At July 7, 2011 at 10:23 AM , Blogger Mom of 12 said...

Our tooth fairy always leaves small gifts rather than money. Believe me, she is going broke at our house!
Sandy

 
At July 7, 2011 at 10:31 AM , Blogger CaffeinatedOCMommy said...

Because my oldest wrapped his tooth in toilet paper (suggested ever so sneakily by me so I could find the tooth easier in my search in the dark), we decided to have fun one year and TP his entire room! He woke up laughing and the couple dollars he got under his pillow made it that much more memorable. In our house you have to be careful as the TP Fairy might come for a visit... Cups Up! xoxo

 
At July 7, 2011 at 10:33 AM , Anonymous Jaime said...

My 5 year old is hoping her teeth will fall out soon. She cannot wait for the tooth fairy.

 
At July 7, 2011 at 10:35 AM , Blogger Jaclyn M said...

Hey I know about younger kids trying to pull their teeth out. When KAit lost her 3rd tooth, Alyssa kept trying to pull hers out. So funny! Luckily those things are in the pretty good ;)

 
At July 7, 2011 at 10:58 AM , Blogger Allison Nicole said...

wow! she's so young, my girls didn't start losing teeth until they were 6 i think. we'll see what happens w/my boys.

 
At July 7, 2011 at 11:23 AM , Blogger Help! Mama Remote... said...

I'm cracking up! Thank goodness the tooth fairy is cheap!

 
At July 7, 2011 at 11:28 AM , Blogger Unknown said...

She is really racking them up :) Hope you are having a great summer. Our fun summer family event will be tomorrow at the zoo, wish us luck.

 
At July 7, 2011 at 11:40 AM , Blogger Nikki said...

Wow that's amazing. The tooth fairy is going to go broke at this rate.

 
At July 7, 2011 at 12:58 PM , Blogger LA Botchar said...

My son just lost 2 in the span of 2 weeks. I've noticed, somewhat begrudginly, that the Tooth Fairy is far more extravagant these days. I think a quarter was the going rate when I was young.
My son is now $4 richer.
I will have to get him to buy me a coffee.

 
At July 7, 2011 at 1:00 PM , Blogger Sandy -- As Told By Mommy said...

Cute! And wow, so many teeth so fast!

 
At July 7, 2011 at 1:51 PM , Blogger Erin said...

Wow, that is a lot of teeth in a very short amount of time! (And I love that cute toothless smile.)

 
At July 7, 2011 at 4:53 PM , Anonymous Cam said...

love her little snaggle toothed smile!

 
At July 7, 2011 at 6:30 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

She is really raking it in!!! I love that Maize is trying to wiggle his own teeth out!!! Great toothless smile!!!

 
At July 7, 2011 at 9:57 PM , Blogger I Am Not Superwoman said...

Man she keeps this tooth losin business up you will have to take out a small loan. One of my friends just did the string to the door, slam it shut trick to pull out her daughters tooth. Painful.

 
At July 7, 2011 at 11:21 PM , Blogger Liz Mays said...

She looks absolutely tickled pink about it all! So fun!!!

 
At July 8, 2011 at 12:11 AM , Blogger Jessica said...

I wish the tooth fairy in my house could be that cheap. In these parts she pays $2 a tooth. Clearly something is wrong over here.

 
At July 8, 2011 at 1:24 AM , Anonymous Kimberly said...

Wow, that's an early tooth loser! (Yes, that's a title, I made it up. So what?)

My son is 11 and still has so many teeth to lose! I wish he'd hurry up already!

 
At July 8, 2011 at 3:17 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

what a cutie and great idea for a tooth fairy bring:)

I am a new follower. Hope you stop by my blog sometime:)

 
At July 8, 2011 at 7:54 PM , Blogger Sandra Tyler said...

Funny, my 7 and a half year old only just lost his SECOND tooth yesterday! The thing was wiggly for about two months, and by the time it came out, I saw the aduly tooth was already coming in!

 
At July 8, 2011 at 11:26 PM , Blogger We 2 Bees said...

It is amazing how they can start falling out all at one time! We have just went through a few times like that. And then two of the kids were losing them at the same time. Crazy! Glad you are keeping up!

 
At July 9, 2011 at 9:34 PM , Blogger Unknown said...

Sooo cute -- Buddy lost his first 2 teeth... I mean *really* lost them. One came out away from home and it never made it home, and he swallowed the second one. Of course, the stinker was already pretty sceptical about the whole "fairy" business ....

So I'm just dying for Goldie to lose a tooth, so I can't get excited about it! She just turned 6 and nothing yet :(

 
At July 9, 2011 at 9:39 PM , Blogger Heather H said...

Be glad Mase doesn't know my mom! She has dentures and likes to say to 3-4 year olds, "Hey, wanna see what I can do?" (spits out teeth and sucks them back in her mouth) "Can YOU do that?" And then you find the kid in front of the mirror for hours trying to pull their teeth out.

Great ideas for treats from the tooth fairy! Hope you get a break soon!

 
At July 9, 2011 at 11:46 PM , Blogger Valerie said...

They are so cute when they are nearly toothless!

 
At July 11, 2011 at 9:05 AM , Blogger Lexie Loo, Lily, Liam & Dylan Too said...

Wow! She lost a lot of teeth at once. My son has lost 2, and has 4 wigglers right now. My daughter feels left out, and keeps telling us that her teeth are loose, too!

 
At July 11, 2011 at 6:19 PM , Anonymous Blue Cotton Memory said...

Aawwww - she's adorable! My youngest, 10, walked into the room last night with a tooth - I guess a 10 year old molar?(sp) - when they're popping out, it means there's enough space - so maybe braces aren't really necessary. We battle having enough space!

 
At July 12, 2011 at 9:32 AM , Blogger Natalie said...

Ha ha that is a lot of teeth in a short period of time! Glad you had a back up tooth ha ha!

 

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