Emily's first Teeth Cleaning

With such a catchy title I know that everyone is dying to hear about her trip to the dentist....

Since Emily tried to take out her front teeth a couple of weeks ago, we had to head into the dentist today and have them checked out. She needed to come in for her 6 month checkup in a couple of weeks so not a big deal. She sat patiently next to me and watch the hygienist clean my teeth. She even passed her the water and suction tube. She thought it was really cool. When the hygienist told her to hop up on the seat she was in heaven. (Funny side story: When the hygienist was putting everything away from me Emily turned to me put her hand on her head and told me she had a fever. That is what she does at Collin's doctor's appointments because she wants to have the doctor check her out. I reminded her that the dentist looks at our teeth and that her turn was next.) She sat with her mouth wide open the WHOLE time. She didn't like the suction and would panic a little went it went into her mouth. Other than that she was quite content to sit there. Her front teeth were still a little tender but she was a trouper. When the hygienist put the strawberry flouride on her teeth she almost gagged. That is the way I used to feel when I used to have sit with it in my mouth. The hygienist said that she was so good she could pick out a prize while we waited for the doctor. She picked a ring and a sticky hand. She climbed back into the chair herself but as I was opening the sticky hand she over compensated in her balance and fell backward off the chair, hitting the ground. Lots of tears but after about ten seconds the tears were because I hadn't finished opening the toy. (Another funny aside: Our family doctor was in the room across the hall from us with her teenage daughter. She had come in to say hi while Emily was having her teeth cleaned. She stepped outside just before the fall but when she got back in her daughter told her that a little girl had fallen off the chair. Deb came to see me to see if we needed a doctor. I said no, and she laughed because she said that she knew it had to have been Emily and that Emily would be okay. Emily just smiled at her and showed her the sticky hand. Yeah she knows about Emily and her falls.) We had to wait 15 minutes or so for Dr. Machin and Emily spent the whole time whipping the sticky hand around. And climbing on the chair. I had to hold onto so she wouldn't fall again! She must be surrounded by guardian angels! And she wasn't even traumatized because she happily climbed into the chair to have the dentist look at her teeth. Especially after he told her she could have another sticky hand because she had pulled hers apart. She walked out of the office with 2 sticky hands, 2 rings and 2 toothbrushes. Whenever she was asked a question she would look up at them with a demure expression and bat her eyelashes a bunch of times. I have no idea where she learned that! The dentist checked my teeth and said that he knows that my check up will be quick and that he can never count on making money off of me. Thanks Mom and Dad for great teeth! :) Carrying on the tradition started by my mother, Emily and I headed out for a treat to celebrate having beautiful clean teeth. Tim Hortons was busy so an ice cream at Dairy Queen hit the spot.

(The trip to the chiropractors after this is a whole other story but all I will say is potty training has definitely had its ups and downs!)