The Tooth Fairy!

On Wednesday night, Trey lost his first tooth. His tooth had been loose for more than a week and was really wiggly the last few days. In fact, Trey's adult tooth was beginning to come up behind his baby tooth. (Coincidentally, Trey had his 6th month dentist appointment on Tuesday. The dentist didn't seem too concerned about the tooth coming in behind. She said that once the baby tooth came out, the adult tooth would move forward. Interesting.....). Anyway, back to the subject at hand....

On Wednesday night, we had our normal bedtime routine. I laid Trey down to sleep and he laid there wiggling his tooth. Shane offered to help him pull it (I couldn't even look!!!). However, Trey declined and chose to work on it himself. Then, it was time for sleep. I told Trey that he should leave it alone and it would probably come out "tomorrow". We said our "goodnights" and we left the room. About 10 minutes later, I was sitting in our computer room and Trey came flying into the room saying, "Mom, Mom, My tooth came out!" Sure enough....he had wiggled that tooth until it came out.

Therefore, (after a few photos!) we put his tooth into a ziplock bag, put it under his pillow, and then he laid back down in bed. We talked about the tooth fairy and Trey started asking about what she is like.

Trey: "Is she like a mouse?"
Mom: "No."
Trey: "Is she like a snowman?"
Mom: "No. She is kind of like an angel. Do you know what an angel is?"
Trey: "Yes. What kind of money will she give me? Round money or paper money or like Mama's money?" (referring to a debit card....YIKES!)
Mom: "Not like Mama's money....but let's go to sleep and see what she brings."
Trey: "When is going to come?"
Mom: "After you go to sleep. She won't come until you are sleeping."

Trey laid so still and basically made the decision that he was going to fall asleep quickly. I told him goodnight and he was literally asleep within a few minutes. (He has NEVER fallen asleep that fast before!)

Of course the tooth fairy arrived after Trey fell asleep. Then, in the middle of the night, Trey came running into our room, saying, "Mom! Mom! I got money!" He laid it on the night stand by our bed and then ran back to bed! (He knows that he is supposed to stay in his bed all night.) The next morning, we talked about his dollar that he received.

What a fun night! And...of course, it was all a very big deal when Trey went to school on Thursday too.

I am including some photos that we took immediately after Trey lost his tooth. I am also including a photo of Trey and his teacher. This picture was taken at his Thanksgiving program last night.

Enjoy!