Anna Lost her First Tooth

Another important milestone happened Tuesday evening. Anna lost her first tooth - the front tooth on the bottom. Dave noticed it when he was putting them to bed. We have no idea where the tooth is, we assume she swallowed it while she was eating. She didn't complain once about it hurting or being wiggly. The permanent tooth was already erupting, so it probably pushed the baby tooth out. Dave and I both expected this milestone to occur much later, because they got their teeth late (about 10 months), so I thought they would lose them later too.

Anna was very excited that the Tooth Fairy was going to leave her something, even though she had lost the physical tooth. The tooth fairy wasn't sure what to give her, but she came up with 2 dollar bills. Anna was very excited about the money the next morning.

The permanent tooth was erupting behind the baby tooth, so I called the dentist, and we went the next day. On x-rays taken during previous dental visits we knew that their permanent teeth were much larger than their baby teeth, (they both have my mouth) so some teeth would have to be pulled to make them fit. My fears were confirmed, Anna will have 3 teeth extracted to make room for the front two bottom teeth (the other front tooth is trying to erupt, but it is caught on the adjoining tooth). She did great during the dental visit and x-ray, but she has no idea what is in store for her. Hopefully, between valium and laughing gas she will cooperate.