Little Man Lost a Tooth!

On the last day of September, little man lost a tooth. The tooth had been loose for some time and caused Log to chew his food on one side of his mouth. It was so loose that sometimes, if Log spoke forcefully enough, the air escaping his mouth would cause the tooth to visibly move. Not having the stomach to pull it myself (tooth pulling falls under daddy’s duty description), I scheduled his semi-annual dentist’s appointment. Prior to having his teeth cleaned, Log sheepishly climbed into the chair, shaking in his boots. The dentist had pulled the tooth prior to Log realizing that the procedure had begun. The dentist acknowledged Log’s first loss and bravery by presenting him with a ‘tooth treasure chest.’

That evening, Log placed his treasure chest inside of a plastic gumball machine capsule and placed the doubly protected tooth in a plastic sandwich bag. Before going to bed, Log asked if the German tooth fairy left euros in lieu of American dollars. I might add that Log is aware that euros hold more value than their American counterparts, so I felt this may have been a ruse to extort more money!

Because the kiddos can read, I’ll say that the tooth fairy had a time finding his tooth which was placed Princess and the Pea style under the three pillows with which he’d propped himself. To aid the fairy in her struggles, he’d left a handwritten sign indicating the location of the tooth, a noble gesture. As the tooth fairy worked to extract the plastic covered, treasure chest encased tooth, every sort of crackle and loud noise was made. Thankfully, Log doesn’t arouse easily.

Next morning, Log was thrilled to find Euros under his pillow and carefully stashed them in his bank. I’m told that the idea of a tooth fairy is a bit novel here, and it is not customary to reward the loss of teeth with money under a pillow.