Another Milestone

My newborn developed into an infant, and from there, a baby. Then he jumped head first into toddler, slowly glided into preschooler, and then little boy. He is now just a boy. No "little". He is shedding his baby image.
Today he lost his first tooth. He did it the old fashioned way, eating an apple. It is the bottom right front tooth. (Anyone with a dental degree that can give us the technical name for that tooth?) And it appears as though the bottom left front tooth will be coming out very soon as well.
Corey has been singing and dancing ever since it happened around 4:30 this afternoon. He was so excited I thought he might wet his pants. He has been saying things like:
"I can't believe I have a hole in my head! I am so excited!"
"This is so great, maybe we should have a celebration!"
In one symbolic moment, I am forced to face the fact that I am loosing a baby and getting a boy. I know it has been coming for, well... since day one, but it still feels like my baby was torn out of my arms, much like the tooth out of his head. That is hard for any mother to take.
So maybe it was the desperation to hold on to my little baby boy that made try to super glue it back in. Just kidding. But I did cry, just a little, but only Milo (our dog) saw me. And he already thinks I'm nuts!
Now I have to allow my son to leave his tooth, along with a little piece of my heart, under his pillow in his special "Lucy Toof" Boyds Bear tooth holder for the tooth fairy. She gets the tooth and the credit; I get the bill and the heartbreak! Sounds like a fair trade to me!
Congratulations Corey Lee, you are growing up, and taking me along for the ride!