When a little magic goes a long way.

My oldest daughter is about to lose her first tooth. Everyday she wiggles it with excitement and fantasizes about what the tooth fairy will be bringing her. She, of course, is sure that some magical fairy dust will be left behind for her to use, after all, her little girlfriend at school swears she got some.

So, today my business partner and I stopped by Bambini of Bend while we were out handing out our True North advertising packets. If you haven’t checked this store out yet you absolutely should. It’s filled with unique toys and beautiful clothing items for young children. Anyways, I happened to see a little blue silk tooth fairy pillow while browsing the isles. It is made out of blue silk with pretty little fairy on the front and a small pocket sewn on the back, and it fits right in the palm of my hand. It is also lightly scented with lavender. The moment I saw it I knew my daughter would fall in love with it so I bought it and brought it home.

Right before bed I told my daughter I had a special gift for her but that she couldn’t use it until her tooth came out. Oh how big her eyes got when I took out the pillow. I told her that it was a magic pillow and that the lavender was meant to specifically attract her tooth fairy. I told her how the tooth fairy would be able to track it down once her tooth was placed in the pocket just by the scent. She asked if she could hold it and I let her but I told her it would have to stay in my drawer until her tooth finally came out.

She gave me the biggest hugs and told me how much she loved her pillow as we walked all the way up the stairs and in to my bedroom. As I tucked the pillow into my drawer my daughter turned to me and said “When I grow up and have my own little girl, and when she turns five and starts to lose her tooth, I will give that special pillow to her.” Then she gave me a big hug and told me I was the best mom in the whole world.

I gave my daughter a big hug and took her into the bathroom where she let out a little sob and said “Oh mama, I’m a little sad because I am so happy. I am so happy you gave me that pillow that it makes me a little sad.” Then she gave me another big hug and a smile.

My little girl is losing her very first tooth. One of the ones I eagerly counted as they came in. What’s even more important is that she is learning the depth and breadth of her love and what it means to be thankful.

I’m so happy that it makes me just a little bit sad.