Gettin' richer by the bone...

Well, the Tooth Fairy came to our house last night for the second time! Molly's had a tooth literally hanging by a thread -- all of this week it's been lying flat in her mouth (looked so weird when she would talk!) I FINALLY convinced her to let me try ONE TIME to pull it (after promising a piece of candy and that we would wrap it up in a biiiig box and trick Daddy!) She didn't even blink when I popped it out. It was a great lesson in feeling scared about the unknown!
So the first tooth (Sept. 27) was the big one -- the Tooth Fairy left $5!! This time, that sneaky fairy left a Sacagawea. I was informed of this even before the 6:15 alarm this morning. Molly had a BRILLIANT idea of simply leaving the tooth pillow on her nightstand so the tooth wouldn't fall out from the tooth pillow while under the bigger pillow on the bed. I'm SURE the Tooth Fairy really appreciated how much easier it is to get to! I'm assuming it's one of the hardest things to do...how DOES she get under all those pillows without waking a single kid up??
Her grown-up teeth are already halfway in, and I sure hope they figure out how to get in a straight line. This second one has been very impatient and couldn't wait for the baby tooth to leave...I hope, now that there's a hole, it'll find its way to the front! We are currently accepting donations for braces via direct deposit.

Here's a pic of the first missing tooth -- and if you're wondering about that purdy lil' shiner on her left eye...she fell down on a field trip and cracked her forehead on the sidewalk. When the goose egg finally disappeared, the color left behind fell to her eyelid. I was very skeptical of taking Molly anywhere that weekend...I knew DHR would be at my door, asking about the girl with the black eye and missing tooth!