Emilia's tooth grew out to a full size baby tooth in just a few days. She kept pushing it forward with her tongue and when she did, I could see the tooth was moving - either the tooth and the gum were very flexible or very loose.
The NICU doctor called in a dentist (also from the hospital) and the dentist said the tooth needed to be pulled out. When the dentist tried to take a peek into her mouth, Emilia pulled up her lower lip to clench her mouth... her tiny mouth and lips, not letting it go and fighting the dentist's hand... it was one of the cutest things I had seen her do. Any way, she finally opened her mouth and the dentist was feeling the tooth - and there, the tooth was out in 2 seconds. The dentist pulled it out so quickly that I don't think Emilia even felt it. Her gum bled a bit but other than that, her very first dentist appointment went very smoothly and quickly. So many nurses (even the ones I don't know well and have not spoken to before) came by to ask how the appointment went. She is a famous star now. I guess not too many babies have had a tooth in the NICU. Even after her tooth was gone, she kept pushing her tongue out as if searching for the tooth. She must have gotten used to having something in her mouth.
So, Tooth Fairy, are you coming tonight to buy Emilia's very first tooth? I want $20... and I promise I will put it into her RESP and give the money to her when she grows up.
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