Toothless Grin

When I picked up Mr. Toby from Kindergarten today he was shoving his tongue into his bottom lip to wiggle a loose tooth. I think the idea of a tooth falling out kinda freaked the Man out because it has been loose for weeks and he hasn't touched it. I commented that his tooth was getting really loose and would come out soon. He said, "Yeah! Maybe it will come out by the time I turn seven!" When I told him it would come out in the next couple days he didn't believe me.
After dinner and teeth brushing tonight Toby's tooth was literally hanging by a thread. Daddy got involved and it was all over. He told Toby his tooth would come out with one yank and asked him if he wanted him to do it. Toby surprised me with his answer. First off, he's pretty sensitive to the sight of blood and kinda freaks out when he gets hurt, so I thought he was going to chicken out and just go to bed. He said, "nope, I'll do it!" as we all crowded in the bathroom to watch. He grabbed that tooth and yanked it out on the first try. Then he just stood there looking at the hole in his mouth and the little bit of blood that followed. Tough boy.

It was cute to see Jessie and Logan just as excited as Toby that he pulled his tooth out. J "helped him" get his tooth under his pillow, and Tob did a few happy dance laps around the house before bed. The tooth fairy even remembered to visit already and sent him a note about being so brave and a crispy dollar. How's that for inflation? I remember getting a quarter, maybe two, from the tooth fairy. These days that would not even buy a postage stamp.

I love my little man and his toothless grin.