I'm a bit behind on this post - it's been a crazy two months since school has started, but I wanted to capture one of the milestones of childhood - the loss of the first tooth. Another tooth has been lost since then - no more loose ones in sight - but losing this first tooth was an exciting time for Julia and a very poignant one for me.
It was the second week of school - the tooth was loose on Tuesday and out on Thursday - I was glad of that -- not a big fan of loose teeth. After months of waiting, pretending she had a loose tooth - Julia was over the moon with all the excitement of the tooth fairy coming. The tooth came out at school -- her Gr. 1 teacher was prepared with a little tooth case to house the special treasure. There was a letter to write in her journal, the Tooth Fairy book needed to be read -- all was prepared for that night's visit.
She was delighted finally to be using the tooth fairy keeper that she was given at by her godparents, Carmel, Noreen and Shaun at her baptism.
The second tooth came out a month later, after two weeks of what I'd call torture! Of course, true to form, Julia (always the circus performer) was constantly "wowing me" (not so much) with all the tricks she could perform with the loose tooth. I had been spared this with the first tooth which had come out in two days. With the second tooth -- well, there were two weeks of several acrobatic tooth performances with that one. I was ready to yank it out myself, but it finally came out just before Thanksgiving - great timing -- I was ever so thankful!
To get back to why I was so emotional over the whole thing --- these first two little teeth on the bottom were the first ones that I saw her with - that's what made it so touching for me - she had grown those perfect little teeth before I even saw her or knew her - all part of her life before me -- and now they are gone. I don't even know if I'm explaining this well -- it just leaves me with a little ache in my heart. I'm overhwhelmed sometimes by all that she's growing up to be - I think I'm holding all these memories in my heart - but it all seems to be going by so quickly. One of our good friends turned 10 in October -- and I thought, "WOW! how did that happen? A whole decade of childhood!" I know that time will be here soon enough.
1 comment:
Hi Anne Marie - found your blog through Lianne's. I think you expressed your feelings about Julia's lost teeth just beautifully. I remember Bryanna's two little teeth that she had when we first met, and now as my own daughter is on the cusp of losing her first, I remember the excitement of seeing them first pop through when she was 7 months old. It's emotional for we mommies!
cheers,
kim
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