Tooth Tales

Exciting things have been happening around here. Drew has lost his very first tooth! When we first discovered that he had a loose tooth several weeks ago; I got very excited. Probably even more excited than Drew. For me it just meant that we really have entered a new phase of childhood for him. He's old enough to be losing teeth!

So for about two weeks we had daily wiggle tests on the tooth. I was starting to get worried that we were going to have to help it along and I knew that would make Drew nervous. Luckily it just fell out on his own while he was wrestling with his Daddy one day. There was a little bit of blood at first so Drew wasn't happy so much as scared by the blood. As soon as it stopped though he started to get very worked up about his first visit from the tooth fairy.

He decided right before bed that he didn't like the idea of a strange fairy coming into his bedroom in the middle of night. And really who can blame him? The whole concept is a little creepy. So to make him feel safer we decided to leave the tooth in a glass of water on the kitchen counter. And because he was lucky enough to lose his tooth right before Valentine's Day he got money and a special Valentine from the tooth fairy. I don't think he'll be at all worried about the next visit from her.

So being the sappy mom that I am I have to admit I'm a little sad about losing that first baby tooth. One by one they will all fall out and continually remind me that my baby is not a baby anymore. He's growing up.

Art Swap 2009

This past week Drew and I took part in a fun project. I signed Drew up to be part of a kids art swap. We were sent the names and addresses of 5 little boys from all over for Drew to send a piece of art to. These same little boys were also going to be sending him something. In this case the art in particular was an Artist Trading Card. A small piece the size of a baseball card that Drew decorated. It was so much fun to work with him and decide what he was going to do with his trading cards. We decided to do something different on each card which meant more work but really let Drew have fun and create. Here is a picture of him holding up his finished pieces. We put them all in the mail today. He was most excited about the one we were sending to New Zealand. I explained to him that New Zealand was all the way across the ocean which made it all the more interesting to him.

It was a great way for him to be crafty and also to connect with kids in other parts of the world. After the success of this first swap I think we will definitely participate in more. His world has been expanded just a little bit more I hope.