When we went in later to swap the tooth for the dollar that the Tooth Fairy leaves at our house, we couldn't find the bag under his pillow, in the covers, anywhere. Rather than risk waking him by continuing to search, we simply left the dollar under his pillow.
The next morning, Aidan was very puzzled to find both the dollar and the tooth in his bed. He was also a bit disappointed. During the night, he woke up and wrote a note to the Tooth Fairy, which he then placed in the bag with the tooth*:
Had we found the bag and read the note, we would have complied with his desire for additional money. Aidan decided right after Christmas that he wanted a tablet for his birthday and we told him that he would have to put up about half of the money, so he would feel more ownership and responsibility. He has been diligently saving ever since, setting aside Christmas money from Grandma Williams, Valentine's Day money from Grandma, Aunt Tammie and Uncle Mike, and weekly allowance money. We have been impressed with his efforts and he will, indeed, be getting a tablet later this month.
I mumbled some silly comment about the time change messing everyone up or maybe the Tooth Fairy just couldn't find the tooth in the tangle of bed covers, but Aidan was still a little letdown...and at a loss as to what to do with the tooth. I told him I would take care of it, and after Aidan threw away the note, I retrieved it from the trash to show James.
Sometimes when I despair that my little boy isn't so little anymore, he says or does something that reminds me that he still has a foot firmly planted in innocent childhood, like belief in the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus. Whew.
*I removed the tooth before scanning the bag/note. You're welcome.
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