the tooth fairy has made a visit

everly had her first dentist x-rays this summer, and we got some exciting news, an adult tooth was about to arrive, kicking the baby tooth out of place.  yep, ev has had a wiggly tooth since june.  we were sure it was going to be gone by our vacation in july, but nope.  there were a few times we asked ev not to pull it out while in a line at disneyland, because misplacing her first baby tooth probably wouldn't get us any parenting awards [which clearly we are always trying to receive - the sarcasm is clear in brackets, right!?!].

I was starting to think this tooth was going to hold on until we started school, and for a moment I was afraid I might miss this little milestone while at work.  and even though teeth falling out of children's mouths is terrifying to me, I really didn't want to miss this first big girl moment with my lil' one.  

and as luck would have it, or as I like to refer to it, the working mom gods were on my side.  everly and I were eating lunch on friday afternoon when all of a sudden she exclaimed that there was a tooth in her mouth, and it was hers!  pheeew, I'm pretty glad the tooth that she realized was mixed in with her butter pasta was her own.  after a few rinses with water, the little tiny baby tooth was put safely in a ziplock baggie, and tucked inside her tooth pillow.  

that night we decided the tooth fairy might find the tooth easier if we wrapped it in foil, then placed it in the pocket of the tooth pillow.  ev woke up to find a nice little $10 bill in her pillow pocket.  a new stuffed animal has already been purchased.

that little baby tooth popped in at just four months old, and was gone at five.  off to kindergarten with a gap - dreams do come true!