Visit from the Tooth Fairy!

Jackson lost his first tooth (8/9/12) while we were at Jellystone! He bit into a nut (apparently using his front teeth for some reason?), turning his slightly wobbly tooth into a definite loose tooth. Jackson must've experienced a moment of sharp pain, followed by an initial shock of disbelief; and then, he yelled in excitement, "Mom, my tooth is loose!"
It took about 24 hours from when his tooth became loose, until he actually lost it. And, instead of his usual talkative, energetic self, Jackson just chose to sit on the couch and work at getting his tooth out. In fact, he became obsessed with getting that tooth out! But who can blame him?...I can remember the pain of having a loose tooth --not too mention, the difficult time a loose tooth can cause while trying to eat.
So, after becoming loose around dinner time on Wednesday, he ended up pulling the tooth out around dinner time on Thursday.

It was a proud and happy moment for Jackson. And, what a neat memory for him to lose his first tooth while vacationing at Jellystone!


And, wait! The story doesn't end there...



only 2 days later...



the tooth fairy struck again!!...



Saturday morning, there was some playful activity happening between Jackson and Jessica, there was a gentle tug on a blanket, followed by a slight BONK to Jackson's mouth, and presto...another tooth came out!

Jackson ended up losing his first 2 teeth within 2 days.

And, apparently, we have a very generous tooth fairy that pays top dollar for your first tooth - $5!! ($1 for all teeth lost thereafter).

I can remember losing teeth as a child, and thinking it was pretty fun and exciting. Have fun on your new adventure, Jackson! :)