He had done SO well at the Dr's office this week with mommy and daddy so I was really hoping he would perform as well for just mommy at the dentist today. In preparation, we watched a Youtube video of a little girl going to the dentist. We got to see her sit in the big chair and have her teeth counted and cleaned. We practiced opening our mouths REALLY wide and we were ready to go.
We got there and he played great in the waiting room then hurried back to see Miss Katie when it was his turn. He slowly got into the big chair, not 100% confident but not scared either. Once in the chair, Miss Katie started showing him all of her super cool tools. He wasn't so sure about the sharp and shiny ones. When it was time to brush his teeth, she had a special surprise for him- a BUZZ LIGHTYEAR toothbrush! If you know B, you know how much he loves Buzz. Once he saw that, he and Katie were best buds. (Disclaimer- Katie is our neighbor so she had the inside scoop on B's Buzz fascination.) For the rest of the check up, B did a pretty great job of sitting still and letting Miss Katie work. He didn't open up super wide too many times but he definitely did better than he does for the Dr visits so that was an improvement.
When he was all finished, he got to pick out a prize. He got TWO toothbrushes (one Buzz, one Cars), a Cars sticker AND a McDonald's meal. He was super spoiled!!! And because the Dr always gives suckers... he asked for a sucker on the way out the door.
And that's when the perfect dentist visit ended. ;)
(He wasn't too disappointed but did ask nicely so I let him get one during our Target trip for diapers. I'm a sucker.)
Seriously though, it was a great first dentist trip. If you live in the area, I totally recommend Dr. Kearney-Porter. (That links to her business facebook page.) Not just because she's our neighbor but she is super awesome with kids and knew exactly what to do to get B to cooperate at (and actually enjoy) the visit.
Have you been to the dentist lately? (I definitely have not..... but don't tell Katie that!)
Thanks for a great checkup, Miss Katie!
(And yes- B's teeth look awesome. He doesn't have to go back for another year.)
*(I know they recommend 12 months then 2 years but our Dr and dentist both said it was okay to skip that first one.)
PS- These are unedited shots from my cell phone. I really hate that I've let not having the perfect 'real camera' shot keep me from recording B's life so this is what I'm posting. And I'll have to deal with it. ;)
