Mackenzie's bottom front tooth on the right side has been loose for quite some time. Every time we would mention pulling it, she started crying. I was starting to worry about how we were going to get it out of there. Uncle Clint even told her that he would give her $5 on Christmas Eve if she would let him pull it. Aunt Abigail sweetened the deal and said, "$5? No, we'll give you $20!" We tried to convince her, but she wasn't about to let him touch her mouth. We tried to pull it on Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa Baldwin's, but it wasn't quite ready to come out and we didn't want to yank so hard that it hurt her.
A few nights after Christmas, I looked at her tooth and it was pretty much dangling, so I convinced her to let me try to pull it. I got a little bit of toilet paper and grabbed ahold of it and it popped right out. She cried a little bit just before I pulled it, but once she realized it was out, she stopped crying and this look of relief came across her face. I was relieved too! I was very, very proud of her! It is definitely a little bittersweet that my baby is big enough to lose her first tooth. It seems like just yesterday that those little baby teeth were just poking through her gums.
That is one tiny little tooth! A few minutes after we pulled it out, we called G-Ma on Facetime and asked if she noticed anything different about Mackenzie.
I love this girl and am so proud of her for letting me pull her tooth! 
Oh my goodness...poor Jonah looks like he's about to pop! I have no idea why he is so red, but he doesn't look happy!
This Tooth Fairy book was mine when I was a little girl. We have read it several times, but of course we had to read it after we pulled her tooth! "Loose Tooth Away!!!"
After looking at this picture of myself, I have a renewed desire to diet/exercise. UGH! 
The tooth fairy left Mackenzie this little princess purse to color and $2. (She didn't want to set the standard too high!) I think Madison was more excited than Mackenzie to see what the tooth fairy left...she woke up and looked under Mackenzie's pillow first! Surprisingly, she didn't act too jealous about the whole thing. We approach the Tooth Fairy the same way we do Santa Claus...it is fun, but make believe. We explain to the girls that it is just a character, like Cinderella or Tinkerbell. As I tucked Mackenzie into bed she whispered to me, "Momma, are you the Tooth Fairy?" I just grinned, kissed her on the cheese, and tucked her in bed. I don't want our children to miss out on fun childhood experiences like Santa and the Tooth Fairy, but at the same time I don't want to lie to them to make them believe something that isn't real.
