Crazy Love Gamble-Style

Ava lost her second tooth towards the end of last week.  She didn't yank this one out, she let it hang there for days.  When she woke up it was gone.  After a quick search of her bed she was able to locate the tooth, much to her relief.    This was her right when she woke up, super excited.  Then off to school, couldn't wait to tell EVERYONE.  And then the next morning, super stoked about her glittery-triple-toned dollar bill!  Ava says that she has "the very nicest tooth fairy".   Oh and Norah has come to hide various objects under things through out our house, you know "for the tooth fairy to find."  Thanks Norah.  : )

I few days ago Ava announced "Mom!!! I have a wiggly tooth!!!" Maybe that should of been in all caps, because she was THAT EXCITED.  Her excitement has only grown since that moment, that moment when I doubted her and tried to wiggle it myself, and I still wasn't convinced.  It was barely loose, and I'm not a big fan of kids growing up too soon so I told her NO.  No losing teeth yet.  But she persisted.   This afternoon when I dropped her off at school she was obsessively playing with the tooth with her tongue.  It still didn't seem very loose.  I told her to be patient, it could take a week before it would fall out.   Well by the time I picked her up from school, 3 hours later, that tooth was not at all in the same spot.  I wasn't sure she was going to make it until the next day. Sure enough, while I was at yoga, John sends me this picture.  The girl decided that tooth had to go, so she yanked it out.  A...