Breaking News! A Visit from the TOOTH FAIRY!!!!

Madeline came to me Wednesday night before dinner and told me that it hurt her tooth to eat. Panicked (she has a cavity that we are going to the dentist for on Monday) I asked her to show me what tooth. Too my surprise- she showed me a front tooth and it was dangling on the verge of falling out! Holy cow! Not at all what I was expecting! Thursday it held on and we discussed the importance of not swallowing it if it came out while she was awake (and yes- I stressed out over her swallowing it while she was asleep!). Friday morning we were rushing around getting ready to go to school. Maddie went in to brush her teeth (I was doing Ashley's hair) and Maddie started yelling, "My tooff, my tooff!" Leaving Ashley with half her hair done I ran into the bathroom! Maddie was frozen in place- mouth full of tooth paste and a hand out. It took me awhile to find the tooth- it was in her hand and then we celebrated!She couldn't wait to go to school to tell everyone that she was the first to lose her first tooth! Her sisters were very excited for her and the discussion of the tooth fairy began! I dropped the girls off at school (Maddie saw her teacher in the hallway and made her hear the whole story!), then I headed out to find Tooth Fairy books! Apparently there aren't a lot of tooth fairy books available in local stores. There are TONS on the internet- but I ended up checking a few out from the library (though I did find and buy the new Skippyjon Jones book!).

After school I got Maddie to sit for a few pictures and we got her tooth ready to put under her pillow.






It took them all awhile to fall asleep, but magically once they all did- the tooth fairy did her job and didn't disappoint!

The tooth was gone and a letter was left... Maddie read it all on her own (everyone was up at this point from all the excitement! In fact Ashley came in our room at 6:00am asking if she could see what the tooth fairy brought... we said no!) and was so excited to find...

5 Disney Dollars enclosed!

The tooth fairy will now bring one disney dollar for every tooth she looses after this one- but she thought it would be good to start with a special amount for the first. ;o)
We went to Disneyland today and Maddie decided to spend it. She bought a pencil set! And so we prepare to start another round of milestones! Amazing enough, Maddie lost this tooth almost 5 years to the day that she first cut this tooth! I have to look up the exact date- but I know it was this time of year! Amazing huh!?!?! We're so proud of her!