Today was Olivia's very first time going to the dentist for her own check-up. She has been there many times before when I'd take Kyle and Jenny but we always stayed in the waiting room. Just the last time they were there I took her back to watch what they did so she would get used to the idea of doing it too.
I wasn't sure how she would be in there but I had been preparing her a day or two in advance. We talked about not being shy, answering their questions and doing what the dentist told like opening your mouth real big.She also asked me if she would get a new toothbrush and that seemed to be the most important task at hand.
When the time finally came she did really well. She said hi to everyone there and when it was her turn she walked back with me and jumped right into the chair. She was real interested in the paper napkin clipped around her neck.
She asked me a lot of questions while we were waiting for the dentist but got quiet once he came over. He was very nice with her and she could not have behaved better. She laid back with the chair, opened her mouth while he made sure all of her teeth had come in and he was even able to clean and floss them.
Of course she didn't like the light shining in her eyes and told me later that her toothpaste at home tastes a lot better than his but all in all she was a very good girl.
The dentist said her teeth look very good and he commented that when they behave this well for the very first check up you probably don't have much to worry about when it comes to future appointments. I was very proud of her.
She was so excited about the new toothbrush. Even though she has two battery powered "Dora" toothbrushes at home now she only wants to use this new, small green brush he gave her. If only the excitement over a new toothbrush from the dentist would last into adulthood......
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