Tooth Fairy

L is very close to losing his two front teeth.  How much fun would this be if this were December?  Seriously, I would sing that song all the time.  They are so loose, he has been eating with his side teeth for months now, and he is very excited to lose these teeth.  I hope that they are still missing for school pictures in the fall, how cute would that be? 

Enter Tooth Fairy.

When L first lost a tooth, he was excited about the Tooth Fairy, but also scared.  He really didn’t like the idea of a stranger coming into his room while he slept…can’t blame him.  It is creepy.  So we told him he could leave the tooth in our room so she would leave the money there too.  This was perfect.  It wouldn’t get lost under his pillow, we wouldn’t risk waking him during the exchange, and we wouldn’t forget.  But then we did.  We forgot.  There was the tooth, still there in the morning where he had left it the night before.  It’s a good thing he is seven because they will believe almost anything if you are convincing enough.   I said she probably got busy and was running behind.  Turns out I was right, she got caught up that morning yet, and L was 50¢ richer (I have a hard time believe that parents give their children $5 per tooth!).

But now he is talking about wanting to leave the teeth under his pillow.  I guess he is more comfortable now that they’ve done business.  So I think I am going to have him put them in a little box?  I’ve got to figure something out.

Do your children believe in the Tooth Fairy?  How much does she leave?

The only thing creepier than a stranger coming into your room at night is the little plastic bag that I keep in my top drawer that has all his lost teeth.   What have you done with your children’s lost teeth?