Wibbly, Wobbly Tooth

Daniel has his very first loose tooth, and according to the dentist, who we saw last week, that tooth is not long for the world.

Maybe a month of so ago, while brushing Daniel's teeth, I noticed that his left front tooth was a tiny bit wiggly. Now it is loose enough that I feel a little bit queasy when I see his tooth wiggle around. Last week Daniel told me that while playing with his loose tooth he head a little crack. I didn't let on that I was a little grossed out by that bit of info. Yep, I don't think it will be too long before the tooth fairy makes a visit to our house.

This is such a big milestone. If not for Daniel, for me. It seems strange that I have a kid old enough to be loosing his baby teeth. For the past six years, so much has revolved around teeth coming in, not falling out. Daniel was an extremely early teether. He got his first tooth at only three months old, and had all his teeth, minus molars, by nine months.

Daniel was not an easy teether. Each and every tooth caused both Daniel and us much pain. I am still not sure who suffered more. When Daniel's molars came in, he whined for a month straight and would wake up in the middle of the night crying and nothing we did could soothe him. Sammy was a much better teether, but nevertheless I was ecstatic when his last second molar made its appearance.

So far this loose tooth doesn't seem to bother Daniel, but only time will tell. I know it can't be too comfortable having a wobbly tooth while trying to eat, so we will have to see how Daniel copes.

I just can't believe we are already at this stage. I can't imagine Daniel with a missing tooth. I can remember having loose and missing teeth. Really, Daniel can't be that old. Can he?