The Tooth Fairy is Going Broke

The Dictator has lost 6 teeth since October. If her two front teeth had taken just a wee bit longer to grow in, she would officially look like a jack-o-lantern. As it is, she's still working on how to take bites of food with so many missing teeth. We're getting good at slathering her gums with orajel and yanking out the loose teeth.

On the plus side, she's getting quite used to the transactions with the Tooth Fairy. So comfortable, in fact, that she's getting rather smart-alecky.




Note that the passing of the tooth to the Fairy and the money to the child takes place in the kitchen. Very few teeth have been placed under pillows in the Alligator household. The Princess was terrified of the Tooth Fairy, and we've learned it's much easier for her to arrive when it's convenient for her if the tooth is not under the pillow of a light sleeper.

The Tooth Fairy not only recycles teeth, but notes as well.