Losing Teeth

Here is the picture I took this morning...

...right after this happened...

I thought for sure Eli's tooth would fall out last night. We put in a valiant effort, but it just wasn't meant to be. It was hanging on with all its might. So right before lunch time today, Eli decided to get serious. He was twisting and turning and wouldn't give up until that little sucker popped out. He was very excited to show everyone we encountered the rest of the day. Then at bedtime he came searching for the tooth to put it under his pillow. While I don't know for sure what happened to it, I'm assuming this mother-of-the-year candidate threw it away while I was wiping down the kitchen counters to prepare for Jeff's staff coming over tomorrow night. Oops. I guess that knocks me out of the running yet again...and only 4 days into the new year. I guess I'll give it another shot in 2014!