The first tooth!!

Yesterday was rather exciting!! We went about our normal day when my smil decided to stop by and say hello after a job interview near our home. After talking for a few minutes I hear my 6 yr old say in a scared little voice "I broke my tooth!" I looked at her, and I could tell she was terrified!! She touched her mouth and her fingers had blood on them!! I started to freak out, but stayed calm for her and checked out the damage. I opened her mouth and looked expecting to see a chipped tooth and a cut lip. What I saw was MUCH more than that!! There was a bleeding gap between 2 teeth where there used to be a tooth!!! I asked my dh to get her a rag or paper towel to stop the bleeding and I started looking around for the tooth when my smil pointed it out. A tiny white speck on the living room rug. I picked it up and checked her mouth again. At this point I was concerned because she hadn't told me about any wiggly teeth!! Well, the bleeding had stopped and I saw something. Tiny white bumps sticking out of her gums by where the gap is!! I was so relieved!! This was supposed to happen!! She didn't bump it or damage her teeth, the big tooth simply pushed the little one out of the way!!

Poor girl was still very worried!! She thought all of her teeth were going to fall out and she wouldn't have anymore!! Smil, dh and I all tried to tell her that it was normal and it was supposed to happen. We tried to tell her that our big teeth came in after our little teeth fell out. Hmm, didn't work. Later in the day she realized that another tooth was coming in and she started to accept it. She was even getting excited about the tooth fairy coming!! The tooth fairy was too busy last night to come, so she's going to come tonight after she makes change to replace the tooth!! lol.

I plan on saving her baby teeth for her. I always wished my mom had saved mine. I was crushed when I found out that, not only was the tooth fairy not real but my baby teeth, which had actually been taken by my mom in exchange for a quarter each, had been flushed down the toilet. So, I'm going to put her teeth in either an envelope or a small jar with a list of when each one fell out. I'm going to keep them with her lock of baby hair and her first outfit and her baby blanket. I can't believe my little girl is growing up!!