Today we went to the dentist's office for Abbie's first dental appointment. We have prepared for this day but it did not go as well as it could have. Abbie loved the waiting room and all the fun stuff in there...the TV train, the books, etc. They called us back really quickly and we went in with our special friend, "Tiger" ( who actually is a Jaguar but whatever...) We got back and things went South almost immediately. Abbie didn't love the chair but she did like the TV in the ceiling. She wansn't totally in love with the headphones but she did like the sunglasses she got to wear. She got to pick out the toothpaste flavor (strawberry) and she felt the toothbrush before it went on her teeth. Then the real trouble began. She laid back to get her teeth cleaned and she freaked! I think the toothpaste wasn't what she thought it would be like, the brush was different and she was not having any of that. She sat up, cried and coughed and nearly made herself throw up by dry heaving...it was horribly embarassing for Mom and Dad. Aubrie on the other hand thought the entire scene was hilarious and she laughed the whole way through. After some hugs from Mom, transforming Tiger into a pillow and some apologies to the hygenist, we decided that the dentist, Dr. Wilson could come in and count her teeth. She actually did okay at this point but they did decide not to attempt x-rays or anything since the early process didn't go well. So from what he said, Abbie will be getting braces later because she'll be crowded as she grows in the adult teeth and it looks like she doesn't have any cavities but that's not confirmed because she didn't get any x-rays. We did get to pick out some toys from the toy box (which was nice considering the episode...) and she picked the star sunglasses in the picture below. We exited with our tails between our legs and an appointment for November... When Abbie reported in to PawPaw she said the dentist "repointment" went great but she was a little scared. But overall, she felt it was a good time...Mom and Dad both responded with "Yeah, right!
The proud patient!
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