She is so excited. She has watched her older sister lose a bunch of teeth over the last couple years. She has been wondering when it will be her turn. Jersey #1 lost her first tooth on her 6th birthday. So, Jersey #2 has been wondering what is wrong with her teeth, every day since she turned 6. She has been anxious to get a dollar from the tooth fairy Mommy/Daddy. Jersey #2 was late in cutting teeth as an infant. I wonder if that has any effect on the time line for losing those baby teeth? She didn't cut this bottom tooth until she was 10 months old.
It finally started to turn out of place, then became loose. She then proceeded to wiggle it nonstop until she got it to lay on its side. I am not sure what was keeping it in, but she finally asked me to pull it out, because she could not get it to release.
Sometimes my Mommy job lets me pretend to be a dentist.....and then I get to put on my tooth fairy wings.
Her missing bottom tooth lines up nicely with the top tooth that has been missing since she was 3 years old. That loss was much more traumatic. First, she ran into a metal chair at church and knocked the tooth loose. Then, her little brother (Jersey #3) knocked the tooth half-out by throwing a hard plastic toy in her direction. Due to the nature of the trauma to her gums, and her heart condition, an oral surgeon finished removing the tooth in a much gentler fashion.
I still laugh when I think about that experience. Our pediatric dentist referred her to the oral surgeon, hoping the extraction could be done in-office (instead of under general anesthesia). The oral surgeon typically dealt with adult patients, and he was not prepared for our feisty 3-year old Jersey #2. She had plenty of experience with medical providers, and they did not scare her. His secretary squeezed us in for a same-day appointment. But, Jersey #2 did not appreciate the wait, and informed the dentist....as she climbed up into the big chair....that everyone else in his waiting room got to take a turn before she did. She did not appreciate being last! She left an impression with that dentist, with her personality and also with her quick healing.
Her missing bottom tooth lines up nicely with the top tooth that has been missing since she was 3 years old. That loss was much more traumatic. First, she ran into a metal chair at church and knocked the tooth loose. Then, her little brother (Jersey #3) knocked the tooth half-out by throwing a hard plastic toy in her direction. Due to the nature of the trauma to her gums, and her heart condition, an oral surgeon finished removing the tooth in a much gentler fashion.
I still laugh when I think about that experience. Our pediatric dentist referred her to the oral surgeon, hoping the extraction could be done in-office (instead of under general anesthesia). The oral surgeon typically dealt with adult patients, and he was not prepared for our feisty 3-year old Jersey #2. She had plenty of experience with medical providers, and they did not scare her. His secretary squeezed us in for a same-day appointment. But, Jersey #2 did not appreciate the wait, and informed the dentist....as she climbed up into the big chair....that everyone else in his waiting room got to take a turn before she did. She did not appreciate being last! She left an impression with that dentist, with her personality and also with her quick healing.
Now, she gets to enjoy having her two missing teeth line up with each other...
She also likes the way that air passes through the holes and slurs her speech. The details of life just crack her up.
And, she is already working hard on the bottom tooth beside the missing one, because it is also loose.
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