Hayden just lost her third tooth yesterday and it was a prominent one. It was the front left tooth. It had been loose for a while and quite wiggly. It even seemed to move quite a bit side to side, which I don't recall seeing before.
Anyway, Hayden likes to ask for rather specific things from the Tooth Fairy, so I encouraged her to leave a note for the Tooth Fairy before the tooth falls out so she is ready when she comes to pick up the tooth. Previous notes asked for: (1) a five dollar bill, and (2) a photograph of the Tooth Fairy. This was the note for the most recent tooth:
Translation:
A charm shaped in a heart that you can put a picture of me in it. And 5 dollars or 10 dollars.
Do you have friends?
(In the top right corner) This is 3rd tooth
Love,
Hayden
Well, Hayden woke me up with great excitement this morning to tell me that the Tooth Fairy brought her just what she asked for and even left her a note answering her question "yes".
Hayden told me that the Tooth Fairy is her absolute favorite present giver. I was a bit taken aback since I thought that one of my greatest skills is buying presents for children (including myself), so I asked her if she forgot about me.
Nope, she responded. "Daddy, this is exactly the kind of charm I wanted. There's NO WAY that you could have gotten me something like this."
Oh well.
Hayden also told me that before she lost any teeth she was skeptical about the Tooth Fairy, but she now believes since the Tooth Fairy has been so good at getting her what she wants.
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In Marley news, we seem to have one of the youngest teenagers on the Upper West Side.
Marley and I were playing Hangman on the iPad this morning even though I told her that I thought she was a bit too young to really get it. Such a suggestion never seems to work.
Anyway, I looked away while Marley typed her word into the iPad and then when she finished I started guessing. It was only a three letter word, but I missed anyway.
The word: OMG. "It was the only word I knew how to spell," Marley explained.
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Speaking of Marley the teenager, she is more of a fan of Lady Gaga than a girl her age should be. Witness this video:
And speaking of Lady Gaga, here is a picture of our musically themed Halloween costumes:
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And now back to Hayden.
Hayden said she wants a gold Jewish star necklace. She treats her stuff -- jewelry included -- pretty carelessly so we're not very eager to get her one, but we told her she can ask for one for Hannukah.
Hayden thought for a moment and then opined, "Silver is for Christmas and gold is for Hannukah." I'm pretty sure that she was referring to silver tinsel on Christmas trees, but it was no accident that her observation perfectly fit her desires.
And for all you shoppers out there, please do not buy Hayden a gold necklace for Hannukah.
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It was raining a week or so ago and we were sitting around sighing about it. Out of nowhere, Marley then exclaimed: "I curse the rain!"
We still have no idea where that came from.
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Finally, Marley and I were playing a rhyming game at bedtime last night. I would say a word and then Marley would come up with a rhyme for it.
After a few minutes, it became clear that Marley was just taking whatever word I said and then adding an "M" to it to make a rhyme. The words she picked included mop, mope, moat, might, mark, man, etc.
Knowing Marley's healthy (and accurate) self-image, I have my suspicions as to why she chose the letter M.
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