Purple Teeth

Madeleine had her very first dentist appointment yesterday, which was an exciting adventure.  After years of watching Julia get the royal dental treatment, Madeleine was more than ready for her own turn.  Her favorite part of the visit was probably the initial plaque check, in which the dental hygienist painted Madeleine's teeth with a purple solution, then had her swish with water and spit the water out.  Grinning with delight in the mirror at her purple teeth, Madeleine seemed to think she was in a Halloween fashion show.  Purple teeth!  The new  craze on the runways!

Next up we went into the examining room, where Madeleine reclined in the dentist chair with a pair of big red sunglasses to protect her eyes from the overhead light.  The lucky patient was given a choice of flavors for her toothpaste and fluoride. 

HYGIENIST: So what flavor would you like for your toothpaste?  I have mint, bubble gum, vanilla, cherry, or grape.
MADELEINE: Bubble gum!
HYGIENIST: And what flavor would you like for your teeth vitamins?  I have mint, watermelon, or cherry.
MADELEINE: Bubble gum!
HYGIENIST: I don't have bubble gum flavor for teeth vitamins.  I have mint, watermelon, or cherry.
MADELEINE: (at a complete loss for words)
HYGIENIST: Do you want to try watermelon?
MADELEINE: (delighted) Oh, YES!  Because...watermelon is BUBBLE GUM!

Once the cleaning began, Madeleine was less enthusiastic about the whole procedure, though she was compliant as can be, even though she felt the need to give her critique after each process was done with.  As the hygienist pulled the little mirror out of Madeleine's mouth, Madeleine turned to her and confided, "That was feeling like my CHEEK was on my CHEEK."  After the electric toothbrush with a cool penguin-head "tickled" her teeth, Madeleine turned to the hygienist to say, "That penguin was feeling HOT on my teeth and it was HURTING my teeth."  After enduring all of the various cleaning procedures, Madeleine was ready to pat herself on the back for her obedience.  Turning once again to the hygienist, she announced, "Wow!  I was really a BRAVE GIRL!"  In fact, the hygienist more than agreed.

HYGIENIST: You were such a brave girl, and we're SO proud of you!  We're going to give you a balloon for being so brave.  And you know what?  I think you deserve some stickers, too, to go along with your balloon.
MADELEINE: How 'bout... a LOLLIPOP?

Madeleine, Madeleine, Madeleine.  That's like asking your primary care physician to write you a prescription for recreational drugs.

Needless to say, a lollipop wasn't part of the loot she took home.  She did, however, get her giant balloon, which has literally made her week.  She has to carry it all around the house with her, hanging it on the back of her chair when she sits down to eat or color.  And speaking of color, she chose green for her balloon, as well as her new toothbrush, declaring, "Yeah, because I'm just a GREEN GIRL!"

Madeleine (as Tinkerbell) with her new green balloon

The dentist visit has been so much on her mind that she even drew a picture of herself with her purple teeth and her tongue sticking out:

I'm glad to see that even in the absence of all-black on this picture, she still manages to make herself look like a creepy hollow-eyed skeleton ghoul.