The twins have been losing quite a few teeth lately. Each of them has now lost a total of four, but only Jenica has lost one of her front teeth. Her remaining front tooth is very loose, and Jocelyn’s front teeth are loose as well. I wouldn’t be surprised if both girls are missing all of their front teeth by the time we come back to visit this summer.
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| This is Jenica just before she lost her right front tooth. (I pulled it with a pair of tweezers!) |
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| She was so glad to finally have it out |
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| My little girl is growing up! |
Unlike the US tooth fairy, the French tooth fairy keeps forgetting to leave them coins and take their teeth at night. Just the other day Jocelyn lost a tooth, and then she went to bed so excited about being able to show her new smile to her classmates in the morning. She was hoping she would even receive a whole Euro coin! However, much to her great dismay, the tooth fairy forgot to come during the night! Jocelyn was so sad that she didn’t even want to go to school. I felt TERRIBLE (and a little mad at the tooth fairy)!! Daddy’s solution to Jocelyn’s teary-eyed disappointment was to call the tooth fairy immediately on his cell phone and then strongly remind her (again) that even though we moved to France, she shouldn’t forget about us! The tooth fairy was very apologetic, and she explained to Daddy that the heavy rain we had received the night before had slowed down her delicate fairy wings considerably and that she couldn’t quite finish her route before the sun came up. Luckily, she said she was able to come right away, so we closed the bedroom door, opened the window and shutters, had breakfast, and during that time, she brought Jocelyn a whole 2-Euro coin AND a 50 Euro-cent coin. Wow—the tooth fairy must have felt a little guilty or something. Jocelyn was thrilled.
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| Jocelyn's permanent teeth were already through the gum even before her baby teeth came out. |
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| This is the sweetest most forgiving child in the world |
By the way French children know to expect coins not from a “tooth fairy,” but from “La Petite Souris,” meaning “The Little Mouse.” However, since we are an American family, we let the tooth fairy know we still want her to honor her original arrangement with us. (My kids were a little freaked out by the idea of a mouse sneaking into their bedroom to take their teeth. Oddly enough, it doesn’t bother the French kids.)
7 comments:
if the petite souris is related to the ones that were up in your attic, then I totally understand that not only would you request the tooth fairy, but that la petite souris might not want to come to your house!
So clever of Jason to think of calling the tooth fairy and lodging a complaint!! :) I think every time there's been a tooth under Elle's pillow, the tooth fairy *barely* remembered to visit!! Why is that so hard?? :) Cute post!
Tiff,
I too would be freaked out by the mouse. Just today when I was cleaning the chicken coop I lifted a grate we have in there to set the water on. At least 20 mice jumped out at me and scared me to death. I started screaming and Butch came running to see what was the matter. They freak me out.
What a clever idea to call the tooth fairy. It's so fun to see the girls loosing teeth and see how big they are getting.
Miss you.
Lisa
Your girls' new smiles are gorgeous! I miss them! Quick thinking for the tooth fairy entourage!
LOL! loved this post... Jason rocks!
So nice that their grown up teeth will come in fast. I knocked my two front teeth out and had a hole in my mouth for TWO YEARS before grown up teeth were ready to move in.
You guys better stop or your going to not be talking.-carter
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