the gap is back...

i remember last fall when Gabby had her gap...her grown-up teeth didn't come in until well in2 the new year...she was definitely singing thru Christmas ;0)

after Acro class last evening, Corinn showed me just how much her 2 front teeth had loosened up over the last few days...chomping on the forehead of a friend sure helped out too (an older girl picked Corinn up at daycare earlier this week & banged her forehead in2 Corinn's mouth)...they were loose...i mean SUPER loose!

on our ride home, i asked Corinn if she was gonna let me pull em - i told her that they were so loose, it would only take a little tug...but she wanted nothing 2 do with that! i was a little surprised...she pulled the last 1 out completely on her own - like it was nothin! i asked her about maybe chomping on an apple - would she b willing 2 do that? she said "maybe"

so after we got home, finished up homework & got ready 4 bed, i sliced her off a hunk of apple...

it was a little freaky 2 watch her eat the apple...when she'd take a bite, 1 tooth would lay down flat pointing forward, the other would lay down flat pointing back...they were both on the verge of coming out!

so i tricked her...i told her how funny it looked, & that i wanted 2 take a pic 2 show Nana...but that i couldn't get a good pic...so i kept asking her 2 take bite after bite...until finally, we heard 1 of the teeth pop

it started bleeding quite a bit & freaked her out a little...i fully expected 2 see her tooth embedded in2 the apple, but it was still hanging on by a thread...so b4 she could stop me, i simply reached in & pulled it out

she shed a few tears - not because it hurt (she said it didn't), but because it had surprised her...then i asked her if i could just yank the other tooth out too...she hesitated, & just looked at me...she didn't say yes or no, but i could tell by the look on her face that she wanted 2 b brave & get it out...she was biting down on some paper towel, so i said "hey, there's some paper towel on ur other tooth - let me wipe it off b4 u swallow it"

yeah, u know what happened next...instead, i grabbed the other little tooth (which was also barely hanging on) & popped it out too!

she laughed!
;0)

i know, i know - call me a horrible lying mother if u want! but after it was all said & done, Corinn promised she wasn't mad at me 4 tricking her...said she was actually glad i did...& within minutes, she was totally excited that not only did she have a cool gap that she could stick her tongue thru again (& that she sounded funny)...but that the tooth fairy would b working double duty that night, bringing her $2 instead of 1!!!

& the tooth fairy came thru...look at that happy (i'm $2 richer) smile!

once again, i'm loving the tooth fairy cottage i picked up off Etsy in January...it's made tooth fairy duty SOOOO much easier! not only is it a little hanging reminder on the kiddos' bedroom door, but there's no feeling around under pillows, looking 4 teeth in the dark any more...i LOVE it!