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Caleb lost his first tooth a week ago.  It is a good example of the disparity (by this I mean lack of similarity and not at all in equality, which they would have you believe…everything is a competition these days) between our two oldest boys.  Case in point…

Caleb showed me last Saturday morning that one of his bottom teeth was loose….BARELY loose.  I thought it would take at least a week if not several to lose that thing.  For Jacob, it took several weeks of a tooth hanging like a loose-chad before he finally got up the nerve to let it fall out of his mouth.  He was/is scared to death of pain of any kind.  Caleb, on the other hand, worked on that tooth all day and by Sunday morning, he had had yanked it out with a paper towel to the dismay and pride of his brother.  Caleb is a no pain-no gain, matter-of-fact, "don’t tempt me" kind-of-guy.  I think Jacob is convinced that he signed some kind of "no pain involved" clause before leaving to come to earth.  Equally loveable, and charming, and cute, of course.  But so different in so many ways.

Sadly, the tooth fairy forgot to come that first night.  What is her problem?!?!  Weekends can be pretty busy for her.  And her partner, Mr. Tooth Fairy, is of no help at times.  He’s a lovely man, but can be completely useless when money-doling, tooth-snatching time comes around.  Thankfully she rewarded Caleb’s patience with a generous $1.50.