A Missing Tooth...Literally

Tonight, as Ariah smiled at me from across the kitchen table I noticed that she was missing a tooth that was there just a day or so ago. I said "Ariah, did you lose a tooth today?" She looked at me so strange and said "Oh yeah...I told you that. The tooth fairy came. I got $1." Ummm...no. I LOVE playing the tooth fairy, so I knew this was a "story". I said "I would remember that. I am surprised that you just got a dollar."  (They usually get $5.) She just said "Yep...I did."

About an hour later, I was polishing her nails and toenails and I just couldn't get it out of my head about the tooth. I have been known to be quite forgetful, but I KNOW I did not forget about this. I said "Honey...just tell me...did you swallow it?" She said "No..I already told you that the tooth fairy came and took it." I said "Ariah..did Dad know about this? About you losing your tooth?" "Nope." She said. Finally, she said "Okay, Mom...I swallowed it eating my burger the other day! Something felt crunchy and it was a weird swallow...and I figured out that it was my tooth. I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want you to laugh!!!!!" Oh my.....I am still laughing.

We found this cute little letter from the Tooth Fairy online, so we will leave it for her with her $5. http://www.toothfairyletter.net/preview/Tooth_Fairy_Letter_When_Child_Swallowed_Tooth