The Tooth, the Whole Tooth, and Nothing But the Tooth...SO HELP ME!!!

In preschool last year, Paige lost her first two teeth on the bottom without a problem, so when a few more got loose this Spring, I didn't panic. Who knew the drama that was ahead? One on the bottom right became a little bit loose and out of NOWHERE in the 3 hours she was at school one day, her top left tooth became ready-to-fall-out loose. It dangled there for weeks. She would wiggle the teeth with her tongue, blow air and whistle through the top one, but refused to pull them. She had done it before...what was the big deal?? It got to the point where I tried to pull them in her sleep, she busted me a few times before I gave that up. I tried bribing her with money, milk shakes, etc....to no avail. Then I put her in the bathtub with Bode. As they were playing, Bode tried to remove her nose, to which we all cheered, "Not her nose...get the tooth!" In an attempt to be funny, Paige punched herself (not hard) in the mouth, to show Bode how to "get her" and knocked out the bottom tooth. Weeks later, that top tooth was still hanging by a thread, but by this point she was crying about it non-stop. She still wanted it to fall out by itself, but her little gums were red and swollen trying to push it out and she couldn't eat. Finally, tired of the whining, I pinned her to the ground (don't judge me, it wasn't that abusive) and pulled the thing out. It hardly took any effort, but she was not happy. She cried for about an hour saying that she looked hideous and wanted it back in. That being said, this picture is from a few days later, after she has healed from the trauma. She was thrilled to see that the tooth fairy had come and left her a dollar, and more importantly read her note begging her to leave the tooth, which she did. She came running in to our room that first morning, where Claire was dead asleep, frantically waving her dollar. Claire sat straight up yelling, "You got money??" Paige actually forgot about the second tooth for a few nights, but finally found that second dollar. By then it must have been old hat because she just casually checked her pillow after I had mentioned it a few times. However, when she removed her dollar from her tooth fairy box, she handed it to Claire, saying it was for her since she already had one. See...sometimes they can be sweet to each other!
So as Paige is loosing her teeth...Bode has been gaining his. It's hard to believe his are coming in so late compared to the girls, but my dentist has told me the longer they stay in the gums, the healthier they will be. So, here's to no cavities ever!! He has been so great through all of it too. I mean really, does this look like the face of a teething baby??

So, for the record...Bode, first tooth, bottom right, June 24.

Second white nubbin coming in soon on the left.