What the ???

So yesterday we had another milestone.  Cooper has been battling a loose tooth for some time now.  I think it started on Halloween when she bit into an evil piece of candy.  She loosened a lower front tooth while attempting to enjoy the sugary goodness that is a candy necklace.  

Well, time has gone on and she has grossed out everyone around us by walking up to them and casually looking up, proud of herself, and wiggling her tooth as if to say, "look how cool I am, my tooth can move."  Sometimes, to add to the gross out factor, she would move it with her tongue.

On Saturday afternoon, we were all sitting on the couch.  I had my head buried in the crossword puzzle from the paper.  Cooper was sitting in the middle of the couch near Ashley.  Ashley was doing something, but neither of us was directly paying attention to Cooper.  So, out of no where we hear a loud, "what the..."


What the...what?  No profanity laced tirades began.  No jumping from the couch in agony and misery, and no theatrics.  With just a simple "what the," her first tooth came popping out of her head.  Cooper was so proud of herself and she sat there, staring at the tooth.  Likely, she was contemplating how much money the now expected, and soon to be coming Tooth Fairy was going to give her in trade.  By the way, what is the going rate for a baby tooth now?  We have to figure it is her first missing tooth which I'm sure adds some value, and inflation over the last several years, coupled with the number of first teeth on the market.  What, is a George Washington in order?  I'm sure Cooper is looking to get a cool Abe Lincoln from the deal.  Not the coin, but a five spot.     

Now there is a gap where the baby tooth used to reside, a gap Cooper has now become accustomed to sticking her tongue through.  No friends, there is nothing like a child walking up to you, looking up and sticking her tongue through a huge gap in her grill.  Nice.  I'm waiting for when she does it holding cash money and laughing.

That's the image I have.  Cooper, in several hours, will be awake.  Having discovered whatever cash has been paid to her she will run from the room, followed by her hair.  It is crazy in the morning, remember.  So she will run in clutching the dinero with wide eyes and wild hair mumbling something about free money for teeth.  Were I not so tired, it would be comical.  

I just hope that doesn't make her start yanking on all of her teeth at once to try to collect some cash.  That would stink.  I'm sure there has been a child somewhere that put it all together and figured he could get rich quick be snatching all his teeth baby teeth out to score some green.  Note to Cooper...it won't work.  You don't have the pain threshold.  And the Tooth Fairy is on a budget so slow your roll.