The Dentist

Caleb had his first official dental appointment in April right after spring break. He was a bit nervous so he chose to go after Isaac's appointment. When it was his turn, he decided he did not want to take a turn. Argh! Thankfully, we had told him he could go to Red Robin for dinner if he had a good appointment. When I told him that we would only be taking Isaac and he would have to stay home if he did not let the dentist check him, he climbed into the chair. Phew!

Just a little afraid before he started

Other than his crazy gag reflex (which he has had since he was a baby and starting to eat solids...just ask his grandmas about that one) that caused him to gag every time the hygienist or dentist put an instrument in his mouth, he did really well and listened carefully as the hygienist showed him how all the tools worked. His favorite was shooting water from the spray gun into "Mr. Thirsty's" mouth (the little sucker instrument they stick into your mouth to suck up all the saliva). Unfortunately, it did hook onto his tongue at one point which gave him quite a scare and caused him to jump in his seat.

He loved being done and getting to hunt in the treasure box for his prize afterwards!

Showing his prize and new toothbrush

And here was our conversation the day after his appointment:

Me: See, going to the dentist wasn’t so bad was it?
C: No.
Me: And it didn’t even hurt…
C {in very disgusted voice}: Yes it did. Remember?!? Mr. Thirsty got my tongue!