Teigen lost his first “on his own” tooth a couple weeks ago. He’s had so many teeth issues… when he discovered his tooth was loose he tentatively told dad there was something wrong. I was at the store at the time. When I got home, T said “I’m loosing another tooth, momma.”… My heart just jumped and my stomach lurched. He really cannot afford to lose any more of baby teeth that aren’t ready yet. Of course, there is nothing we can do about his body rejecting them, either.
I immediately sat down for him to show me and to my surprise and great relief it was one of his front, bottom baby teeth – one of the few not capped. I was so excited I think I scared him, but I quickly explained it was such a good thing!
It was actually really loose. Enough so that it was bothering him when he ate. Cas gave him a warm wet washcloth and told him when she was little she’d use the washcloth to wiggle the tooth until it came out. Sure enough, within a short time, he was holding his first tooth.
The Tooth Fairy brought him a whole dollar.
The very next day, he says “momma, I think I have another loose tooth”.. sure enough, the one right next to it is loose too. That one, however, is still there.
A friend told me how loosing the first baby tooth can signify growing from a toddler/little boy, into a bigger boy. She explained it much better, but what I gained from it, and am able to apply to T is he’s getting older, bigger, smarter (always smart, but learning ever so much), and with it, come responsiblities… he’s learning more “in (home) school” and has taken on the chore of making sure the dogs have food (and helping with the cat too).
