We started the first week of summer vacation off with a bang, when Aliya had 6 baby teeth pulled to make room for her adult teeth to slide right into the right spots (or close enough that her braces can pull them right into place). I was picturing the baby teeth that we see when they fall out naturally, but in this case the roots had not been absorbed so they looked more like adult teeth – just smaller. She had 4 shots of Novocaine and then the procedure went really quick. She was very brave and had nothing but ice cream to eat for the whole day.
When we looked for her teeth at bedtime, we couldn’t find the little plastic container that the dentist had sent home. Aliya wasn’t too concerned, having already negotiated for a tooth fairy-sponsored manicure and pedicure instead of a few bucks under her pillow. The next day after R & R (Rest & Reading), Adlani handed over the teeth, after putting them under his pillow at bedtime and again at nap-time to see if the tooth fairy would think they were his teeth and leave him some money! What a cheater!!!