Sunday, October 6, 2013
Tooth Fairy Prep
The Tooth Fairy Is Nocturnal
Dex was full of questions about the tooth fairy all day. A few examples include:
* How does the tooth fairy get into the house?
* What will the tooth fairy do with my tooth?
* Does the tooth fairy fly or walk?
Many of his questions were met with me explaining that while the tooth fairy came to me too when I was a little girl, I had never seen her because she always came at night when I was asleep. To which he replied, "Maybe the tooth fairy is nocturnal."
* How does the tooth fairy get into the house?
* What will the tooth fairy do with my tooth?
* Does the tooth fairy fly or walk?
Many of his questions were met with me explaining that while the tooth fairy came to me too when I was a little girl, I had never seen her because she always came at night when I was asleep. To which he replied, "Maybe the tooth fairy is nocturnal."
I Think Something Just Fell Out of My Mouth
Ben's alarm went off at 7am and I had to nudge him to hit the snooze button (it's our "sleep late" morning when we wake to Ben's alarm set for 7am, not my alarm set for 5:30am). As we both drifted back to half-sleep, we heard Dexter in the living room say in a calm, soft voice, "Hey, I think something just fell out of my mouth." Ben and I looked at each other and Ben said, "Did he just lose his tooth?" Dexter continued, "Something white. Something sharp." Ben and I went out to find Dex standing in the living room, holding his tooth in his fingers.
After our initial excitement about him losing his "very first tooth" - he was proud and pretty chill about the whole thing - I asked him how it happened. "Well, I thought it was some food stuck in my teeth and I was trying to get it out with my teeth but I just didn't so I put my fingers in and pulled it out."
After our initial excitement about him losing his "very first tooth" - he was proud and pretty chill about the whole thing - I asked him how it happened. "Well, I thought it was some food stuck in my teeth and I was trying to get it out with my teeth but I just didn't so I put my fingers in and pulled it out."Wobbly Tooth!
Part of the new fall schedule is that Dexy and I go to Baker's Square on Wednesdays after school and before Tae Kwon Do for dinner and free pie. A couple of weeks ago, Dex asked on our drive over what it feels like when you lose a tooth. I couldn't get him to tell me why he was thinking about that but I described how it felt for me and told him that it would happen to him too but probably not for another year or so.
Last Thursday, Ben and Dexy and I went to Famous Dave's to use a coupon for a free dinner before its expiration date and Dexter ordered "Kids Ribs". He loves the meat but doesn't want to eat it off the bone so Ben cut the meat up and Dexy ate it with a fork. At one point, he said, "Ow! I hit my tooth with my fork!" But he kept eating and didn't complain further, there was no blood or sign of physical injury so we forgot all about it until...
On Friday I noticed that Dexter's lower right front tooth seemed to be out of place. Ben checked it and sure enough, his tooth was loose! After we put Dex to bed, Ben and I googled "losing baby teeth" like crazy. There was general agreement that kids lose their first tooth around age 6 although there can be tremendous variation. Since Dex isn't yet 5 and because the tooth was loosened through an incident, we decided that we would call the dentist in the morning.
On Saturday, Ben called the dentist before he left for work and explained the situation - they said we could bring him in at noon that day or wait until Monday but that everything would probably be fine if the tooth fell out. When I got back from work late Saturday morning, I took Dexy over to the dentist just to make sure there wasn't anything else wrong and that his grown up teeth would come in OK. Dex was nervous to go to the dentist. "I don't want her to pull it out!" When we got there, I explained to the dentist what had happened and that I would like for them to look at it but not to pull it. Dex seemed relieved to hear me say that.
Dex emerged from the examination area covered in stickers and the dentist explained that everything looked fine and that not only will he loose that first "wobbly" tooth (as Dex calls it) but that the one next to it would also come out soon. Tears welled up in my eyes and I said, "I remember when those teeth came in." "I know, they grow up fast, don't they," she replied with a sympathetic pat on my shoulder.
Last Thursday, Ben and Dexy and I went to Famous Dave's to use a coupon for a free dinner before its expiration date and Dexter ordered "Kids Ribs". He loves the meat but doesn't want to eat it off the bone so Ben cut the meat up and Dexy ate it with a fork. At one point, he said, "Ow! I hit my tooth with my fork!" But he kept eating and didn't complain further, there was no blood or sign of physical injury so we forgot all about it until...
On Friday I noticed that Dexter's lower right front tooth seemed to be out of place. Ben checked it and sure enough, his tooth was loose! After we put Dex to bed, Ben and I googled "losing baby teeth" like crazy. There was general agreement that kids lose their first tooth around age 6 although there can be tremendous variation. Since Dex isn't yet 5 and because the tooth was loosened through an incident, we decided that we would call the dentist in the morning.
On Saturday, Ben called the dentist before he left for work and explained the situation - they said we could bring him in at noon that day or wait until Monday but that everything would probably be fine if the tooth fell out. When I got back from work late Saturday morning, I took Dexy over to the dentist just to make sure there wasn't anything else wrong and that his grown up teeth would come in OK. Dex was nervous to go to the dentist. "I don't want her to pull it out!" When we got there, I explained to the dentist what had happened and that I would like for them to look at it but not to pull it. Dex seemed relieved to hear me say that.
Dex emerged from the examination area covered in stickers and the dentist explained that everything looked fine and that not only will he loose that first "wobbly" tooth (as Dex calls it) but that the one next to it would also come out soon. Tears welled up in my eyes and I said, "I remember when those teeth came in." "I know, they grow up fast, don't they," she replied with a sympathetic pat on my shoulder.
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