Someone's got a new look to her grill.

It seems like I was just blogging about a 1st lost tooth not too long ago. Could it be... oh... yes; but it was for my 6-year-old, not my 4-year-old.

Not to be kept back by something like age, Meaghan - who has always thought herself as able to do everything the same as her brother - has lost her first tooth. Even though she's 18 months younger, exactly six months after her brother lost his first tooth, she has lost hers. //sigh//  So much for enjoying my baby.

Actually, I've been in denial about her tooth for the past three weeks. It couldn't possibly be loose, right? If I just ignored it, it would go away. You see, ever since Camron lost his first tooth in April, she's been talking about it and wiggling away. And while I discouraged it, I mostly dismissed it. Blame it on the second-child syndrome.

So when she woke up three weeks ago stating she had tooth pain, I brushed it off as I had the other times. When she insisted, I poked her tooth (that's the official medical term and procedure, I'm sure), and sure enough, it moved. I was so freaked out that I didn't even tell her. I had to call the family dentist first to make sure it didn't warrant an office visit. Apparently though not as common, it's still in the normal range for kids to lose their teeth that early. Call it common, but I think my daughter has been willing her tooth loose since April. (The girl is strong-willed.)

So after three weeks of sheer elation and wiggling by a 4-year-old, we are proud to announce the loss of Meaghan's first tooth, yesterday evening, when hanging by a thread her mother pulled it. Much to her astonishment and mine (cuz face it, the whole thing is kinda gross). At least I got to be there for it this time, since Camron lost his at school.

The toothless smile:

Though it looks like she's a deer caught in the headlights,
this is actually her wide-as-she-can-grin, super excited face.

A better view.

The blessed tooth.

The note as transcribed by her mother,
but signed and hearted by Meaghan.

Like Camron, Meaghan had requests of the Tooth Fairy that did not fall within a Tooth Fairy's job description. She wanted a Barbie, which she failed to mention in her note, thankfully. She was pleased with her 5 bucks and has told me she's going to use it to buy an iPod - not a Barbie, interestingly enough. So anyone willing to sell their "super cute pink iPod" for $5, please contact me.