The tooth fairy

Miss 6 has lost two teeth in the past week.....as a child it was always something that freaked me out! The wobbly tooth - YUCK. The fallen out tooth with the hole in the gum, YUCKIER and then the new big PK chewing gum teeth in the cute little kids mouth, YUCKIEST.

So this past week, I have had to face my fears and deal with the wobbly teeth.

The first came with about 1.5hrs of crying over a hurting and extremely wobbly tooth that was no longer fixed to the root but was hanging onto the last bit of gum. She drove us both so crazy that I attempted to pull it out. It got to the point where I found myself almost restraining her to get the tooth out, it was then my husband said "stop, you're going to scar the poor kid for life!". The next night, hubby told Miss 6 that if she pulled the tooth out he would give her $5. After a couple attempts of trying to eat dinner, she informed us the tooth was hurting and disappeared. About 15 minutes later she walked out from the rear hallway proud as punch exclaiming "no need to talk about it anymore, I have pulled it out", there was her little tooth screwed up in a piece of tissue. Hubby gave her the $5, we placed the little tooth in an old small shotglass and placed it on the buffet unit. It has long been discussed that when the teeth did finally fall out Miss 6 did not want the tooth fairy in her room!

So in this little glass sat this baby tooth. Looking at it kind of made me go back to when I just hoped she would get teeth already, sleepless nights as a baby and gum aggravation, finally she got them and already I was about to say goodbye to one. Seems weird really how that works.

After Miss 6 went to bed I flashed back to many years ago when my sister and I found a small container hidden in mums room (from memory I think I would have been early teens) on opening it we saw all these little teeth. I was revolted! Mum had kept our baby teeth. YUCK times a million!

I turned straight to hubby and said "we won't be keeping this" - thankfully he agreed and tooth #1 went in the bin.

I then grabbed the beautiful silver glitter from the craft drawer, put the money in the glass and put a sprinkle of glitter over it.

Hubby turned to me and asked "did you have a deprived childhood?". I definitely did not! I just believe it's little simple things like this that add that something special to childhood. I remember finding out the Tooth Fairy wasn't real and I was devastated.....so if I can keep that little bit of magic growing while they believe then I will, because one day I hope my girls will look back with fond memories of these tiny little moments.......

Obviously someone was caring about my "losing teeth" fear, Miss 6 has her two bottom adult teeth up and ready behind the baby ones before their even out.

Two nights later and Miss 6 and Miss 4 disappear into the bathroom to brush their teeth. Miss 4 comes running out yelling "the other tooth is out!" along follows Miss 6 even prouder than the first time, she has successfully pulled out the 2nd wobbly tooth. So now, we have a big gap in the bottom row of teeth and a little bigger gap in her being my baby girl.

Nonetheless, she proudly puts the tooth in the small glass and awaits the tooth fairy for the second time in three days.

Better still............I haven't scarred the poor child as she doesn't refer at all to me trying to pull out the first one!!!

So when simple small things happen in your kids lives, you can easily turn them into big exciting things, with something as simple as silver glitter!