First Lost Tooth

Cassie lost her first tooth Thursday night. She was preparing for bed and while brushing her teeth it had fallen out. I was worried that her tooth would fall out at school, or go down our bathroom drain, but we were fortunate.

She was so excited that she couldn't stay in bed and sleep. So I let her get back up and she bounced around the living room talking about it. I tried to take a photo of her toothless grin but the flash kept hurting her eyes. Finally, she covered her eyes and let me get in really close for this shot.

Cassie called Grma M. to tell her, and also Mark on his cell phone. When Mark got home shortly after that she couldn't wait to show her daddy the toothless hole in her mouth.

We carefully folded the tooth inside a tissue and placed it beneath her pillow. Cassie awoke during the night and at 3:00am Friday this insomniac mommy, who was actually asleep, was awaken by an excited child who wanted to show me the quarter left by the Tooth Fairy (and I'm the one who left it there!). I've placed her tooth in a baggie and have hidden it away.