It's all about the teeth.

It was a really BIG couple of days for Sam.  Hours before turning 6 years old, her first tooth fell out.  It was more than ready to come out for several months.  In fact, the two bottom adult teeth had already fully grown in.  The two baby teeth should've fallen out, but instead just kept pushing forward until they were practically horizontal.  It was really crazy to look at.

How freaky, right?

A few months ago when Sam's tooth started getting loose, I went into action and got ready for the Tooth Fairy's big moment.  I went into Sam's room, in the middle of the night, when she was asleep and took a photo to upload to ICaughtTheToothFairy.com.  I had done this with Ian and wanted to do the same thing with Sam.  I even had the foresight when taking the picture to pull the covers all the way up, so that no matter which pajamas Sam wore the night of the Tooth Fairy's visit wouldn't matter.  I superimposed the tooth fairy and printed out the picture.  I ordered Sam a special gift from Amazon Prime for her first tooth.  I was ready!  Bring it on! Whenever that first tooth fell out, I was good to go.

Gorgeous picture, right?



It was the perfect plan, right?  Not so much.  The day Sam lost her first tooth was the same exact day my mom and stepfather came for a visit.  We have the bedroom situation such that Mom/Jim sleeps in Sam's room (she has a queen size bed), and Sam then moves to Ian's room to sleep (he has a full size bed).  Ian takes the sofa downstairs.  Given Sam's sleep issues, she desperately needs a room with a door.  Meanwhile, Ian can sleep pretty much anywhere and doesn't mind the sofa. 

My big plans to have the picture ready was not going to work. Nope!  Sam is way too smart and would quickly realize she wasn't in that bed when the tooth fairy came for a visit.  This meant I was going to have to go back into her room and take another picture.  Upload it to the website, impose another fairy onto the picture and print it out all over again.  The pressure was on!  And to make matters worse, Sam didn't fall asleep until midnight!  Crazy, but every now and then it happens.  She was determined to catch the Tooth Fairy making her visit.

And because Sam was in Ian's bed, the picture isn't as pretty.  It's a boy's room!  Additionally, in our efforts to get Sam to fall asleep, much was being done in all forms of absurdity, including Jeff giving her his pillow because Sam thinks it is more comfy.   So the pillow doesn't even match the rest of the bedding.  :)  What a nightmare that evening was.  Every time Jeff stuck his head in the room to see if she was asleep, Sam would ask what he was doing.   Here's the picture.

 

 

Somehow Jeff and I miraculously pulled it off and I got the picture made.  Sam was so delighted that I was able to get a picture for her.  She loved showing it to all her friends at the slumber party and even brought the picture to school. 

 

Two days later, we were out with our friends and once they got a look at Sam's remaining loose tooth, the dad pulled it out.  It was a very quick process and needed to be done. 

 

Getting the 2nd tooth pulled out.

Sam with both teeth out!



What an eventful couple of days!  Turning 6 and losing her first two teeth, all within 3 days of each other.  The cool thing is, when Sam looses her 3rd tooth, I can tell her I managed to take another picture of the tooth fairy visiting.  She still hasn't seen the one of her in her own bed. I already have the picture ready to go!