1st Dental Appointment

Elise had her first dental appointment today at Pediatric Dental Associates [http://www.jett4kidds.com]. I thought she did fairly well. :) We got there and she loved seeing all the bright colors, kids playing everywhere (in the waiting rooms), and the fish. She had a great time 'waiting'. :)

Then we had her x-ray. She sat on Mommy's lap and did really well while they took her x-ray picture. Then we went to the open office for her to get her teeth checked and cleaned. She noticed the TV in the ceiling and exclaimed a drawn out "Woooow". She didn't seem to mind the dental assistant looking in her mouth with the tiny mirror. Mom's thinking - hmmm... so far so good. Then... it came time to get her teeth cleaned and she realized it was no longer her idea to lay down on the dental chair. At this point - she's not a happy camper. But she survived (Mom did everything from singing to patting to distract her and slow down the tears) and at the end she got a little toy duck. The dentist thought her teeth looked great - but recommended we start getting rid of the "Sassy" soon, which we expected.

(For all you prayer warriers out there - if you want to start lifting Elise up in your prayers that she makes a smooth transition saying 'bye-bye' to the Paci - we would be very grateful.)