[jkvkdailey]

So Vince has finally gotten a loose tooth - almost near the end of Kindergarten. He's 6 1/2 and I guess it's not really that late to start losing teeth, but it got me thinking. Do you remember what ages your kids started loosing their teeth? My niece is a week older than Vince and she's already lost 6 of her baby teeth.

He's so thrilled too, because nearly all of his classmates have gaps in their mouths. He has been wiggling it furiously, so I would bet he comes home with the tooth in his pocket today.

While I'm on the subject, how much does the tooth fairy usually bring your kids? A gal I used to work with gave $10 a tooth, which I thought was outrageous! I think the tooth fairy will be bringing Vince a buck.

And one more thing - when we were little we put our baby teeth in a glass of water and left it on the windowsill for the tooth fairy - but I can't find anyone else who has ever done that. Everyone else I chat with has always put the tooth under their pillow. Where the heck did my mom come up with the "glass of water in the windowsill" thing??

Kim

[mollymae]

We always leave teeth under the pillow too.

I give them a pound per tooth. The older ones were about 6 1/2 when they started losing their teeth but my middle child is 8 1/2 and has only lost his bottom middle two. His top ones have almost completely worn down so I'm hoping he loses them soon.