Interlude: Cole's 2nd Tooth!

Cole lost his second tooth (in the front, on the bottom) on Tuesday, November 16th. He lost his first tooth (in the front, on the bottom) about a month before that -- and you can see in the picture that his permanent tooth is growing in nicely. For this one, Cole had heard from an older kid next door - Elise, a first grader, that if you go into the nurse and have her pull it that you get a special tooth carrier. SO this time Cole waited to have the nurse pull it (really it was hanging by a thread anyway...). The kindergarten teacher who lives in the complejo was telling me that morning as we walked to school that kids will not eat hard foods over the weekend just so they can go into the nurse and have their tooth taken out by her...so apparently it is a big deal and Cole is catching on quickly!

The first one Cole took out himself while we were hanging around watching some of the N. American guys (including Rich) play basketball against the Varsity team. I just looked up (as he was up on a little hill) and he was holding up his tooth!

At this point - Cole has not opted to put his teeth under his pillow. Why? The first time, he just wanted to keep it and didn't want to give it away...and then it got lost (such a tiny tooth). This time I'm not exactly sure what is going on, but I bet it has to do with a raton. In addition to the tooth fairy, he has heard that in El Salvador there is a raton (mouse not rat) that takes the tooth and leaves money --- and I'm not sure he is too keen on it. In the course of the week he's talked about paca (grandpa Lou) getting rid of mice in his house (not sure how much of the truth is in here grandpa?) and that mice don't belong in houses and he doesn't like mice in houses and that he is going to build a mouse trap and put some cheese in it. SO my guess is that the talk about the raton has some significance in this whole story and non-excitment about putting his tooth under his pillow for the tooth fairy/raton. (BTW I did reassure him that he can request the tooth fairy, if he so desires). Somehow his excuse that he is really "messy" with pillows (as they do often land on the floor) doesn't seem to be quite the whole truth! :)

My boy is growing up more and more and with quite an imagination!