The Dentist

Jo, Logan & Hayleah had dentist appointments today. Logan was mad at me for something & kept repeating that he didn't like the dentist, over & over, on the way there (this somehow punishes me in his mind, I think) until Jo started saying how much he loved going to the dentist. He even made a song out of it, in his own creative little way. Logan enjoyed it so much he joined in & for a little bit "loved" the dentist, too. Too funny!

Once we got there they did fine (the waiting room is a kids paradise; train tables, video games, big screen TV's playing fun kid movies, etc.) until we were called back. Jo did great the whole time & let them take x-rays & do a cleaning on him.

Logan cried the moment he sat in the big chair but I was able to distract him fairly easily until he was a little more comfortable with being there. Eventually he was proud to show off his teeth to both the assistant & later the dentist, giving them no problems at all. He wasn't down with a cleaning, though. Still, it's a huge step from 6 mo. ago when he screamed his head off & refused to even sit still or open his mouth.

Hayleah loved sitting in the chair & watching her brothers calmly have their teeth "counted"....until it was her turn, that is. She screamed & wailed like someone was torturing her. I'm used to this, since she does it every night as I brush her teeth. She just does not like anyone messing with her mouth. Six months ago Logan acted just like she does when it's my turn to brush her teeth but he does fine now, so I have hopes she'll eventually stop giving me such a hard time about it.

The best part of all of it is each one of them were cavity-free (!!!!!!!!!!!!) & they got to spin the "cavity-free wheel" to win a prize. They really liked that. Hopefully the next visit will go smooth for everyone. This office is really great & they are so good with the kids.

Ty has his appointment on Wednesday. I'm crossing my everything in the hopes that he can have an equally great check up!