My toddler is only three. She’s been going to the dentist since her first birthday. I don’t want to think about her losing teeth. She’s so little. I didn’t start losing teeth until I was seven. Children typically start losing teeth around age six or seven. Jessie has a ways to go, which is a relief.
Jessie’s school is holding an assembly today for the Pre-K through second grade children. The tooth fairy is going to make an appearance. I don’t know what the presentation is going to be; I wish I could be there for it. I hope Jessie likes it. I’ll have to ask her teachers what happened because Jessie is not very forthcoming.
I honor of the tooth fairy presentation, I dressed Jessie in the cutest outfit that we got at Gymboree when Wonderful Auntie Leah visited. She’s dressed like a fairy. Her shirt says, “I believe in fairies,” and has fairy wings on the back. She’s wearing pink fairy socks too. She had a choice between fairy tights or coordinating leggings and we opted for the leggings. She is really cute today. She can wear the matching sunglasses later.
I haven’t talked to Jessie about the tooth fairy. I haven’t told Jessie that her precious little teeth are baby teeth that she will start to lose in a few years. I loved the tooth fairy when I was little. She was the only one of the childhood characters I believed in. I knew there was no Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny was my other mother, Loene, next door. My family kept the illusion of the tooth fairy going. Even my older brother didn’t spill the beans when I lost a tooth in his care.
Loene always helped me with my loose teeth. Wonder who will do that for Jessie.