Fairy Tooth

A few months back,

Piper and Elliotte took a trip to the dentist.

Upon her initial examination,

Piper had wonderful teeth.

Then came the x-rays.

Apparently because her teeth are so close together,

some cavities started forming between them.

I felt terrible!

I should have been flossing her teeth!

I would have if I had thought it was necessary

at 2 and 3 years old,

but I didn't.

I failed.

I failed Piper.

After another check up a couple of weeks ago,

we discovered that even though we now floss 

almost every single night,

the cavities have grown. 

Our dentist recommended that we cap two of her teeth,

as there were cavities on both sides of them.

I agreed to which ever was the best option for Piper.

Today we received a call for her to have her first of three appointments.

I was a nervous wreck.

Piper had no idea what was about to happen,

so she was busy prepping for her appointment

by drawing a picture for Dr. Geri. 

(We were asked not to prepare her,

as the dentist has a game that she plays

and anything I might say to prepare her 

could cause more bad than good.)

So off we go to the dentist. 

Piper and I go inside.

Mark and Elliotte stay in the van and go to Superstore

Elliotte was crying because she wanted to see Dr. Geri too.

(This is a key element to part of this story. Take note!)

Once inside, Dr. Geri met us straight away. 

Piper put her drawing behind her back 

and says, "I've got a surprise for you". 

She then proudly pulls out the drawing and presents it to her dentist.

No fear. 

No shyness.

No hesitation.

The next thing I know,

she's marching off hand-in-hand with Dr. Geri,

leaving me in the waiting room.

Before she left, 

I made her promise not to have any fun.

She laughed and told me that she sure would.

And that was that.

I sat in the waiting room

unable to breath.

I was so scared for her.

Twice during the 40 minutes the receptionist stopped by

to tell me that they "weren't having any fun",

with a big smile on her face.

All was well.

When I was finally called into the room to see her,

she was smiling away and watching tv without a care in the world.

It was then that Dr. Geri had Piper ask me if I knew what was in her mouth.

Piper proudly declared that she was now the proud owner

of a FAIRY TOOTH!

It's a special shiny tooth

and when it falls out...

the tooth fairy pays EXTRA!

Piper was so proud and excited about it. 

This momma was so proud and excited for her!!

So so so so PROUD!!!!!!

After coming home, 

Piper acted as if nothing ever happened.

Totally nonchalant. 

No mention of it. 

Done.

ROCKSTAR!!!!!!!

Can you tell how proud I am???

Okay, but there is more to the story.

Let's go back to the part where Mark dropped us off at the dentist

and Elliotte started crying to see Dr. Geri.

Well Mark and I were both a little stressed about

what Piper was about to experience.

Add that to Elliotte's crying 

and neither of us noticed or heard the van beeping as I walked into the clinic.

It beeped because I had the keys in my jacket pocket.

Once Mark arrived at Superstore and turned the van off.

He said he realized immediately that I had the keys. 

Anyone who knows my husband,

knows that this is not something that he would laugh at.

Not for a long long LONG time.

Thankfully it was quiet at his office and a coworker was happy to go for a drive.

She stopped by to pick up the keys from me 

and deliver them to Mark at the grocery store.

Problem solved.

I chuckled.

Mark didn't.

Elliotte stopped crying. 

Piper did great.

I think it was a good day!

xo

xo

Drawing a picture for Dr. Geri.

Our kitty cat getting some laughing gas!

Proud of her Fairy Tooth!

This photo was taken at a playdate.
Elliotte found the safety googles,
put them on and announced that she was NONNY!