The Tooth Fairy who didn't take my teeth

Justin's two lower front teeth had been shaky for a few weeks. I didn't want to pull them out, or tie a string from the tooth to the door and slam it shut like what my grandparents did. **LOL**

I brought him to the dentist for a regular checkup and the dentist suggested removing them as the permanent ones were emerging from the gums. The dentist used pliers first, but decided that it was easier to use his hands instead. One tug to the left, then right, then left again, and in a final right pull, his tooth came out. The second one came out quite easily too.

After the bleeding stopped, Justin gleamed happily with his toothless smile. Another developmental milestone reached! The dentist gave him a little "tooth" container to put his teeth in. He is so happy now that he can eat properly. His teeth had been shaky and he couldn't tear his food using his incisors. Papa told him he wouldn't be able to pronounce the F in Fish when his tooth came out. But he still could because it was his lower incisors that were out, "Papa said I can't pronounce my F, but I can! Hear me ... fff fff fff....."

So, what happened that night? Did the tooth fairy come?

Justin was excited and took some time to fall asleep. He had many questions too:-

- Will the tooth fairy come?
- How will she come in? The main door or the window?
- Why does she have to take my teeth?
- What's that noise? Is it her?

And finally just before he slept, he said in a worried and agitated voice, "Mommy, go and sleep. The tooth fairy won't come if you are awake......"

Teeth in the tooth case around Ours' arms

The cute fella had his tooth case slung over Ours' (pronounced as 'Oose' in French) arms. The next day, he woke up, found some money and a letter from the tooth fairy under Ours' pillow! The best thing was that the tooth case was still in Ours' arms! The tooth fairy told him that he could keep the teeth even though she usually gave kids money in exchange for them. The next time he loses his teeth, he had to write to tell her that he wanted to keep it.

Tooth fairy's letter

After coming back home from groceries, I found a letter at my bedside table addressed to the Tooth Fairy.



I took a sneek peak before the Tooth Fairy came......

Letter to the tooth fairy
(Notice the teeth marks below the letter?)