Wednesday, November 10, 2004
 Yesterday Hunter lost tooth number two. That may come as a shock to you--two teeth in three days--but they've both been loose since August and we knew it was just a matter of time before they would both be out. He pulled the second one out by himself and he's never looked more adorable, with that big gaping hole in his smile. Anyway, Mark forgot to remind Hunter to put his teeth under his pillow last night, so today I made Hunter a tooth fairy pillow, similar to the one we had when we were little. (See pics below--and by the way, Melanie is the lucky recipient of the Stout family's beloved Tooth Fairy Pillow, just in case any of you jealous Stouts were wondering.)
Anyway, tonight we remembered and Hunter excitedly stuffed his teeth in the pillow and hurried up to bed. A few minutes later he came back downstairs and said, "Mommy, this is your last chance to say goodbye to my teeth. So take them out and say goodbye to them." So, I did. I took them out and said, "Oh, look at those little teeth. I remember when you got those little teeth. Are you sure you want to give them to the tooth fairy?" He nodded yes and I stuffed them back in the pocket and sent him back up to bed. Then, all of the sudden I heard Hunter crying the most heartbroken tears I've ever heard. I ran upstairs to see what the matter was and my heart almost fell apart too. He didn't want the tooth fairy to come anymore because he didn't want her to take away his teeth because he wanted to keep them for me. Poor Hunter! If only he knew I was already planning on keeping them. It was so heart-wrenching!
We ended up writing the tooth fairy a little letter and stuffing it in the pocket with his teeth. Here's what he told me to write: "Dear Tooth Fairy, My mommy wants to keep my teeth. Love, Hunter." That seemed to calm his troubled heart and he promptly fell asleep. Wow! I guess what I think and feel matters more to my kids than I thought. As for how much we're leaving WITH the teeth--I have four dollars in my wallet, that's probably what he'll get for the two. I think that's how it worked at my house growing up. We got whatever change happened to be in the tooth fairy's purse at the time. I don't remember ever being disappointed. I doubt Hunter will be either.
posted by Shana # 10:28 PM 
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