Lauren loses her first tooth

I first wrote about the unexpected sadness I felt when I learned Lauren's tooth was wiggling during a routine dentist visit a few months ago.  Well, on Sat, October 13, 2012, while watching TV after lunch at around 1:00 PM, Lauren lost her first tooth!  She wasn't freaked out by it.  In fact she was very proud.  My mom and brother were over and we all congratulated her and gave her big hugs.

As far as the tooth fairy's visit, I sneaked into her room at ~9:30 and replaced her tooth with a $10 bill in a snack-sized Ziploc bag and left a bag of coins (10 quarters and three golden dollar coins) in a cute Tiffany & Co pouch.  When Lauren came down this morning, she was THRILLED to show us what the tooth fair left behind.

I kept staring at the tooth, in disbelief that it was the same tooth that pierced through her tender gums at just ~four months of age.  I'm so proud of her bravery this weekend.  I love her so so much.