Guess Who Lost Her Very First Tooth Today!!!

Gracie lost her very first tooth today!  We are very excited but also sad that our little girl is growing up!  The tooth has been loose for a week and we told Gracie to be careful wiggling it so that she wouldn't accidently lose it when the time finally came for it to fall out.  This afternoon she was coloring at the kitchen table and wiggling her tooth with her tongue when it popped out.  She couldn't believe it.  She ran into the living room, jumping up and down and saying "Mama, my tooth fell out!!!"  We rinsed with salt water, called Daddy, shined up the tooth and after careful inspection wrapped it in tissue. 

We explained to Gracie that the Tooth Fairy will be visiting tonight and will leave money behind and take her tooth.  Gracie then told us that she DOES NOT want the tooth fairy to take her tooth!  She said that she would rather keep her tooth then have money.  GREAT, now what do we do???  We asked Grace to write a note to the tooth fairy asking her if she could keep her tooth. We explained that maybe the Tooth Fairy will leave it since it is so shiny and healthy.

The tooth that fell out was her very first baby tooth.  Bottom ~ Left.  She got the tooth on October 14, 2003.  I remember the day very well because she crawled over to me, pulled herself up to a stand and bit me on the arm.  I felt the tooth before I saw it.