My baby's growing up!

 

The tooth fairy has been ready and waiting to make a delivery here, and the wait continues. Nathan's bottom two teeth have been wiggly for a few weeks, but there is extra urgency now that their replacements have shown up. We need to get the stragglers out to lessen the orthodontist bill down the road.

The string tonight seemed to help him get a grip for more pulling and wiggling. Backseat dentist's will recommend tying the string to a door and giving it a slam, but there's too much danger of trauma or leaving a piece behind. So we'll skip that.

It may help that his friend Nadia (with the same birthday as him) just lost the exact same tooth we're focusing on. C'mon peer pressure! I was very happy to hear that her first tooth netted her .25 and a tooth fairy box, because I've heard of people giving $20.00 or toys and didn't want to pony up that much. We are going with a shiny gold dollar for each tooth, plus a box for the first one. We'll use the box for the tooth exchange now, and then when we're done, I may take it to store the teeth in for a keepsake.