Waiting For A Visit

From the Tooth Fairy. Yes, tonight the Tooth Fairy will be making her first appearance at our house. Corwin's tooth has been wiggling for the last few days, the bottom front on the left. This morning, he said it was really wiggly and he wanted it to come out. I suggested that he go brush his teeth, and pay particular attention to the wiggly one. Seconds later I heard "Mom, my tooth came out!!!" We have had to call everyone - Daddy, Gramma and Pappy, Nanny and Grampa, Aunt Kit, Aunt Kat, Uncle Gerhard. He has even been yelling out the window to the neighbourhood in general. I have taken many pictures of "The Gap", and he can't wait to put it under his pillow for the Tooth Fairy to collect. Hmmm . . . somehow I think it may be an evening when he has a hard time falling asleep. So exciting.

The downside, however, is Clara. Who has been in tears because her tooth hasn't fallen out yet. And her wiggly one isn't wiggly anymore (you know how they firm up and get wiggly, then firm up again?). Oh, the joys of twins. I'm glad that Corwin is having his moment to shine, just as she will when hers falls out. But it doesn't make it any less heartbreaking to see the big tears roll down her cheeks. Particularly because she has been dying to lose a tooth for months! She doesn't seemed comforted when I tell her that her time will come.

So, what's the going rate for the Tooth Fairy these days?