Houston we have a problem!
Madisyn came to me today to let me know her tooth was hurting and it was loose. She said mommy something is wrong with my tooth please fix it. I thought ok this is a weird request, but hey moms get all kinds of requests right. I just chocked this one up to maybe she thought it felt weird.
I had her open her mouth for me and the brave mommy stuck her two fingers in to inspect this tooth problem. Ahh haaa… mommy dentist Jen has just the answer. My dear four year old… almost five year old has her first loose tooth. How can this be happening… it was just yesterday wasn't it that she was teething to get her baby teeth in? I immediately got sad and starting going back down memory lane to my little girl getting her first tooth. I remember exactly. We had just got back from the post office. She was seven months old, and I went to get her out of her car seat and I saw her shiny new white tooth. It will be forever in my brain ;).
Ok.. after sappy mommy snapped out of memory lane, I explained that when you become a big girl, then you will lose your baby teeth so you can get your big girl teeth in. OH MY GOSH… the water works were immediately turned on. "But mommy no no no, I do not want to lose my teeth, I want to keep them" I said but hun, the baby teeth have to come out and we will give them to the tooth fairy and she will leave you a surprise.
Mom tooth fairy is for tv only, I know tooth fairies are not real! WHAT? LOL. Now mommy just got her own surprise. I never in a million years would think she would not believe in tooth fairies. She said mommy please tell me you were just playing. Please mommy I want to keep my teeth. She was really shook up by this, and was leaching around my neck and would not let go until I told her the answer she wanted. I finally just gave in and said ok Madisyn you will not loose your teeth. Mommy is silly!
Gosh I know that was the wrong thing to say, but she was so tore up about this and crying and I cannot let her cry. I just can't. My heart aches when my girls cry. Please let me know how you handled this with your children, so I can start preparing her now for this tooth. It is just now loose so I know I can buy me some time until the actual tooth is ready to come out.
Wow… the drama. It's just starting right? hehe
