For the past several weeks we’ve been working on this tooth. Dad tried the pliers, an old family tradition, I’m told, and one that I think is horrible to the extreme. But who am I to stand in the way of tradition.

Finally today Mr. Pres worked on it for about half an hour at which point Dad went in with the pliers again and it just fell out into his hands with nary a pull. And here it is! Tooth #1 for the Tooth Fairy’s stash!

Sorry for the close-up, but this was the best we could get. Later when we were talking to Grandma and Grandpa on the phone, Grandpa tried to explain the concept of inflation and the tooth fairy to Mr. Pres and I was hearing amounts of $5.oo thrown around! What Grandpa doesn’t know is that the Tooth Fairy already used up her part of the stimulus package, it didn’t help at all, and she is now asking grandparents to chip in to offset inflation.

Go Go’s commentary on the event:
“Wow! He’s almost an adult now!”
When we were discussing the gaping hole in Mr. President’s mouth he said, “Gaping holes are good.”

Mr. President’s commentary on the event:
“Now my toothbrush will get stuck 2059 times!”