Today, Helen Grace went back to the dentist for her second ever check up. Last summer for her initial appointment, she was very hesitant (understandably), let them brush with a normal toothbrush, and that was enough. That was fine though because they just wanted to get her comfortable with the place, people, and process. To prepare for this second visit, we’ve been reading a book about the dentist, and she didn’t seem nervous at all, although she wasn’t jumping up and down to go. When we arrived, she ran right into the playroom, and when they called her name, she took off to the back of the office to check it all out. She climbed right up on the bench and let the hygenist do the whole gamut- floss, “kiss” the suction straw, and brush with the “tickling” brush (she chose bubble gum toothpaste). She was SO excited to pick out a paddle ball game from the prize trunk afterward. I am so relieved that she was such a big girl! Of course, we had to celebrate with a strawberry cupcake and lunch with Bubba and Granddaddy.
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