We lost a tooth recently :)

That was a lot of fun - Momma got to play tooth fairy! I seem to remember something like a quarter for a tooth but Sasha did much better. The tooth fairy left him five, count them, five dollar bills. The dentist recently told me he had two baby teeth left that would be gone by the end of the year at the latest so I was prepared for one of the front bottom ones to go soon.

To me his teeth are precious, I would have paid a fortune for even just one. When he began wiggling that one on the bottom front right I called and/or talked to everyone I knew. What to pay - I didn't know. Another thing, I remember accidentally swallowing a tooth that fell out so I constantly worried that I would miss this baby tooth from my little one. Not to worry. Sasha is well trained by the orphanage. He simply pulled it out - even before it was ready to really go. I think we have negotiated that the last tooth can be lost without help. He kept telling me it was broken and I keep saying it is simply a baby tooth - let it be.

So I restrained myself from dropping a fortune on Sasha's tooth loss. Some day, when he is a big hulk of a guy, I will pull that precious tooth out the the safety deposit box and tell how it is one of my most precious possessions. That is the joy of being a Mom.