After several weeks of wiggling, Thomas finally lost his first tooth last Sunday! The scene was not without a little drama, of course. After a tooth-jarring head-butting incident with Gord, the tiny little tooth was literally hanging by a thread. For those of you who know Tommer well, you know that he is a bit sensitive about a lot of things, pain and
anticipated pain being right at the top of the list. He didn't want anyone to "yank", "pull", "twist", or even "touch" the tooth-- honestly, his whining was about to drive me nuts. When he finally realized that he couldn't eat without chomping down on the offending tooth, he finally agreed to let Chris and me take over. I held him in my lap with one hand over his eyes and the other tightly holding his arms down, while Chris used
one finger to gently remove the tooth. It took less than three seconds and that itsy bitsy little thing was on the tongue of our now smiling kid. Chris described the moment like this:
"Imagine you're reading a book and you notice that an eyelash has fallen onto one of the pages. You take your one finger and remove the eyelash-- that is the same amount of pressure I used to remove Tom's tooth."
There are quite a few more little teeth that will eventually fall out, so hopefully Tom remembers how un-painful the whole experience was and opts to get it over with a little sooner. We're not holding our breath, though! ;)
The tooth fairy that visited our home that night is NOT the same tooth fairy that used to visit me when I was younger. This one is
far more generous. Apparently since the tooth was lost on a Sunday and it was the first tooth and required some bravery, the tooth fairy (Chris) brought not only two
Sacagawea dollars, but also a set of watercolors and a
Butterfinger. I'm guessing that the Butterfinger is supposed to encourage additional tooth loss...
11 comments:
SO CUTE! You are a great mom Elise! You can read it in every word!
Wow! I want your tooth fairy! Tooth trauma, isn't it great fun?! Sorry to tell you this, but at our house the trauma only gets worse with each tooth. Good luck.
He deserves that much and MORE!! I'm going to have to get him a prize from the GRAMMUH-tooth fairy!
Hahah oh Tom. I laughed when I read the part about you holding him on your lap and covering his eyes.
maybe uncle andy could give tom some tips on making his teeth into a necklace!
way to be brave tom!
Why do I get all choked up when I read about your mommy skills? Maybe I am imagining my daughters raising beautiful children...dunno...maybe I'm harmonal??? But - so proud of you! Also, LOVE the template and background! I need help - will call you soon.
Holy Smokes! Our tooth fairy doesn't bring anything if the tooth is lost on Sunday mainly because we NEVER have cash. And one time the tooth fairy just plain forgot to come, so when Dalt lost the second tooth, she came with a two dollar bill. Love those memories.
Congrats on the missing tooth. Josh lost his first TWO teeth (about 3 days apart) 2 weeks ago. It was a little more traumatic though, I had to do a lot of tugging, and the first one bled a lot. ;P poor little guy!
I love the pressure analogy of removing an eyelash from a page. Hilarious.
Ah, those sixes--they are tightly wound little bundles of illogicality.
Truman has lost all four bottom teeth, and I DREAD the top teeth coming out, because I don't want him to look like those kids--you know? The ones with the HUGE front teeth that look way too big for their mouths and they don't seem cute and small anymore?
Good Job Tom! You lost your first tooth. I love the dramatic story. I'm glad it all turned great.
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