Kirra has been waiting for this day to come. She has had a wiggly, jiggly tooth for quite some time and has been waiting patiently for it to come out. Today she decided to enjoy an apple and didn't want me to cut it up for her. She came to me after having only about 15 bites and told me that she just couldn't eat the apple because it was making her tooth hurt. Once I looked at her tooth, I could see why. It was ready to come out. However, she was playing and didn't want to stop to have me pull the tooth. So tonight after supper, we went up to her room and with one little tug, the tooth was free. She was so excited! I had also been anticipating this day and some time ago purchased a tooth fairy doll for her. I remember looking everywhere for a tooth pillow when Jaret first lost his tooth and wasn't going to make that same mistake. Kirra's eyes lit up when she saw her tooth fairy doll and that it matches her ballerina doll. I was telling her how excited I was to give it to her and mentioned that perhaps she will keep it and one day give it to her little girl when she has a loose tooth. To this Kirra replied, "That's gross, Mom. Think of all the blood that will get in the tooth fairy's pocket from all my loose teeth." That made me chuckle. I then explained that we wash the tooth really well so that there is no blood left behind. Then she thought it was a wonderful idea to keep it and one day give it to her daughter. She can't wait to go to sleep tonight for the tooth fairy to come. But first, she had to run across the street to tell and show our neighbours and then she wants to call Grandpa Greg!
I had to add on to the end of this post with a little commentary about the tooth fairy at bedtime. Kirra was sitting in bed and I was tucking her. She asked me if the tooth fairy gives anything other than money. I told her that the tooth fairy usually only gives money. She looked at me and said, "What? The Tooth Fairy doesn't even give me any candy!" Too priceless. I guess I know that candy over money works for my girl. She then called to Jaret and asked him to come to her room because she had a question she just had to ask him.
Kirra: Jaret, when you lost your first tooth, how much money did the tooth fairy give you?
Jaret: For my first tooth I got $5.
Kirra: Wow! That's good. But no candy?
Jaret: Kirra, did you know that way back in the olden days when the tooth fairy was poor, kids only got 25 cents for their tooth?
Kirra: Really? That isn't very much.
Jaret: Yeah, the was when the tooth fairy had only like $1000 to share with all the kids losing a tooth across the country.
Kirra: I am glad we don't live in the olden days then.
These are the conversations that just make me smile. I love these moments and live for these moments with my beautiful children.
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