Milestone alert!

Look at this!! Eliot lost his first tooth on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 at approximately 8:15AM. We were driving to school that morning and Eliot was chowing down on some cantaloupe. Suddenly he yelled, “OH! OH! My loose tooth!” I glanced back there to see him staring at it in his cupped hand. I have never, ever seen such a look of astonishment on his face before. He knew that it was going to come out, but I think that the sensation of the moment completely surprised him.
There was absolutely no blood whatsoever. By the time we got to school, Eliot was positively beaming with excitement. He told everyone that we passed in the hall. That night, the Tooth Fairy brought him a 2-dollar bill. He put it in his “things you don’t see everyday” collection (along with his soccer trophy).
Of course the whole thing has made me sentimental. I have been loving that little tooth for a really long time.
Anyway, now he’s got a gap in his mouth to match the gap in his hair.