Miss A's First Dentist Appointment

Miss A had her first dentist appointment last week.
She is the first born so of course, her appointment was documented with photos and a couple of quick videos. That means that a blog post most definitely had to accompany those pics.

Our dentist office starts seeing children at age 3. We forgot to get her booked for our last appointment 6 months ago when E and I went for our appointment so we set her up for our next visit. That visit was last Thursday. Thankfully, my mom and stepdad were in town and were able to go along with us and entertain FJ.

If we used a pediatric dentist, then Miss A could have been seen sooner for her first visit. However, after our visit last week, I am glad we waited till she was 3 1/2. It was the perfect timing for her and her personality.

We had worked on getting her excited for the visit...she had a chance to ride up and down in the chair last time we were there. So, we chatted about the fun chair and all the "goodies" she would get at the dentist.

But when we got back into the room....some of that courage took a backseat to a little fear.
The hygienist asked if she wanted to hold the air blower thingy (she said no). She then asked if Miss A wanted to go up and down in the seat...her answer "Mama, I don't want to go up and down in the seat."

The hygienist was very patient with her considering this isn't a pediatric dentist. It took about 10 minutes, but Miss A warmed up to the experience and eventually was using "thirsty guy" (the suction thingy) to suction her own mouth!

Here are the pics-
Getting her "sunglasses"-

 Not liking the air blower-

 Smiling-

 Smiles again-

 Getting her teeth scraped...she did very well during this part which surprised me-

 Teeth brushing time-

 "Thirsty guy" as the hygienist called it-

 Using the suction "thirsty guy" herself-

 Learning to swish and spit-

 Getting her teeth flossed for the very first time...yes, I admit that I never flossed her teeth before this...

 Picking out a new toothbrush-

 When she was done, her words to me were "Mama, that was fun!" :-)