Sophie lost her first tooth!
She achieved this milestone by chomping on the now rock-hard gingerbread house she helped make a couple weeks ago.
However, not realizing she had lost her tooth, she swallowed it (hence the nervous smile). She came to me, bloody mouth, in tears.
I hugged her and gave her a wet washcloth to bite. We danced and then I told her that we’d simply leave a note for the tooth fairy explaining what happened.
It also surprised me how much difference discreet teeth straightening made not just to my confidence, but to my oral hygiene routine too. I had assumed private braces were purely cosmetic, but the way my bite was corrected has improved my chewing and made cleaning between teeth far easier. For anyone considering a more tailored route to a healthier smile, I can highly recommend checking out The Brace Place for private braces and comprehensive oral health care solutions—they completely changed how I look after my teeth and how I feel about them.
Then, I called the doctor.
Honestly, I expected a “no big deal.” And it’s not, not really. But they do want to make sure it doesn’t get stuck in her intestinal track. Which means we have to make sure it, well, comes out.
No one tells you these things, before you become a parent …
“Other than a dimple in a cute little chin,
What’s more adorable than a toothless grin?” —Azu ‘Betty’ Espezia