First Tooth Sailabration

August 8, 2010

Dear Nathan,

What a glorious week this has been… its time to Sailabrate your first tooth, a remarkable achievement. Since you’ve not had a Sailabration, a little introduction will help.

You remember WonderfulWooly the Dream Catcher, don’t you. He has been spreading Dream Dust every night to help you sleep and grow and smile your happy hugs onto Mommy and Daddy. I’m sure you remember that WonderfulWooly sleeps in the cat closet during the day. His Twitchy Tail can just be seen behind the vacuum cleaner. In my last letter I told you Wooly gets grouchy if he is wakened during the day. Well that is true… but not totally true. You see, he loves First Tooth Sailabrations and would be much grouchier if we had one and didn’t wake him up. So first we have to wake Wooly and invite him to be part of your First Tooth Sailabration Extravaganza.

There’s a special way to wake him. You will find him all curled up in a tiny ball, his tail twitching just a bit. Tickle the tip of his tail while you giggle and sing “da, da, da” ever so quietly. You’ll see. He will wiggle a bit, stretch out, open one big eye slowly, and hoot the First Tooth Sailabration Song… that’s where you come in. Wooly’s song goes like this… its really for you to sing…

Oh my tooth,
My Cheerio Chomping tooth,
My watermelon munching tooth,
My ‘Mommy and Daddy are so proud of me’ tooth,
My ‘I made it myself’ tooth,
My ‘I’m sailing into new waters’ tooth,
Oh my tooth, my first tooth
We’re off to a new adventure my tooth and me.
YEA for MY TOOTH!

Wooly will fly up, turn a summersault, hoist sail, give you a nod, and together you will jump into the Sailabration boat.

Hold tight to WonderfulWooly till you get your sea legs. Feel your little boat, MolarSomeDay, catch the east wind, head past SoreGum Cove and Drool-on-my-Shirt Harbor and set a true compass course direct to GrowingBoy Land.

Mommy and Daddy will be there to greet you. So will your Grammys and Grampys and Uncle Aaron. They will be watching you and Wooly coming down the waves, flying your mainsail and jib, you with a firm hand on the tiller, and a gentle wind behind. Everyone will join your Sailabration with hugs and hoots and fine Cheerios to chomp.

So sail on Nathan, to GrowingBoy Land and beyond. May the winds of love be your guide and the waters of life be ever kind…

Oh, and by the way, you might let WonderfulWooly catch a nap below deck so he will be ready to spread Dream Dust after the Sailabration. The Dust will keep your compass course true and will help Mommy and Daddy keep the sad bears out of your path.

Lots of love. Sail On

Grammy Kay