The Toothless Wonder

Since Emily didn't get her first tooth until she was 16 months old, I told her that she might be the last kid in her class to lose a tooth. And at the end of Kindergarten, all her teeth were still in her head without any wiggles. First grade started and all her friends started losing teeth left and right. I told Emily to be patient, that not only did she get her teeth later then most kids, but she is also the youngest in her class. Well at the end of First grade, a disappointed Emily still had no loose teeth.

One evening late in June Emily was eating an apple, when she jumped up and exclaimed she had a loose tooth! She hadn't even noticed until she bit into the apple. It happened to be the last day of summer school, so I told Emily she could say that she got her first loose tooth while she was still in First grade. A few days later, Emily was sporting this toothless grin. And now she has two more loose teeth. She may break the tooth fairy before this is all over with.