Today Preston went for his first appointment with the dentist. All morning he was so excited about going to the dentist. I kept praying that all of the excitement wouldn't be immediately halted as soon as we arrived and they asked him to open his mouth.
For the past month or so in preparation for the dentist, we have been "practicing" going to the dentist. During that time we would ask Preston to open his mouth nice and wide so I could see his teeth... I would feel around in there and then he would get to do the same to me. He loved it!
Today was a complete success and all of our preparation paid off! When we got to the office, Preston was greeted by bright fun colors (of course he immediately named them all for me) and lots of toys. He played for a bit and then the hygenist came out to see Preston. He immediately followed her back and was ready to hop on the bench so she could check out his toofers! He laid down and opened wide so she could polish his teeth with the SUPER cool tiger polisher. Then she applied the flouride with the tooth brush. Preston laid there perfectly still the entire time. After she finished up, Dr. Beth came over to check out Prestons teeth. She said his teeth were perfect, strong and spaced nicely. We are going to start working on flossing his front teeth and by the time he REALLY needs to be flossing, he will be used to it and it will be routine for him. She said to keep doing what we are doing because he teeth were perfect!!! Ah, music to this Mama's ears!
Overall, we had a WAY better experience than expected and I was beyond proud of how well Preston cooperated with everything.
Each day I am seeing more and more of my little baby growing up and becoming a big kid. And each day Daddy and I are reminded of how sad we are that our baby boy is growing up. In spite of all that, I am so ready to see the strong, compassionate, loving and Godly young man he will grow up to be.
