Well people this is just a prelude to the post that will be coming here. I am getting ready to take off for a Father and Sons camp out up Parowan Canyon and just wanted to get my blog written quickly here as I will be out of range in a bit. I will come back and detail this more fully tomorrow upon our return.
The kids and I had a first today. It was my first time taking them to the dentist. I know it was their first time in at least two years - there are some things that I am still trying to learn. Anyhow, it was an adventure and though there was some nervousness earlier in the week when I told them we were going, they all did rather well.
Now we're off for our next adventure of the day. Will write more later.
We're back in town so I will finish this post.
When we walked into the cleaning and exam area there was a huge fish tank and the boys went right for it. They loved it. Natty got to go in and do x-rays and Andy got to get up in the chair. He was just a little nervous at first but climbed in there and did a great job. I think the biggest challenge with Andy was that he wanted to talk all about the fish. It's kind of hard to talk when you are getting your teeth cleaned. He did have some white knuckle action going on as he tightly gripped the side of the chair during the cleaning.
Natty did fine for the pics and then it was Jacks turn. He was okay to go in after he saw Natty do it but he was a bit nervous. The film that they put in his mouth was not much fun for him. He was doing his best but it was not comfortable. Dr. John, the Dentist, came and said hi while Jack was in there and noticed how hard Jack was working for them in that chair. Anyhow, they got him all set and he thought he had to turn and face the camera so he did, and he smiled, and he winced a bit because it wasn't all that comfortable. Well, they got him situated and managed to get it all done.
Jack returned to the fish tank after his xrays and began naming fish. Swimmer was one of the names he settled upon. I thought it was a good name for a fish. There were also the Red Bellied Piranha. They were actually Silver Dollar fish but they reminded Jack of the Red Bellied Piranha so that's what they were.
Natty was in the chair after Andy and the other hygienist was there to get Jack going in the chair next to Natty. That wasn't going to happen. In his mind he was going to sit in the same chair as Andy and Natty and the girl hygienist was going to do the work. They had some work to do to overcome that obstacle. I was doing my best to encourage but Jack was a little scared.
So the hygienist went to work and invited Jack to come over and look at his toys. There was some reluctance on Jacks part to go over but eventually he did. The hygienist had the tool he uses to rinse teeth, it was now a squirt gun. He demonstrated how it worked and shot a stream of water at the back of the other hygienist. Well, that right there will score points with any little boy. He then converted that squirt gun into an air blaster and shot Jack and Andy with some air. It was a misty blast of air because it doubles as a squirt gun but that was okay. Then out came the tooth tickler. Wonderful little tool that tickles teeth and eventually Jack was comfortable enough to climb up in the chair. Oh, he didn't stay long, thought it was all done when only a short time had passed. The tooth tickler had to come out again. Jack managed to pull through.
Dr. John came and did his exams and Andy passed with flying colors. Everything looked great. No cavities but a word of caution because of deep grooves in his molars. He has to keep those clean in order to not get any cavities Natty did really well also, she has a few more baby teeth to lose, which should happen fairly quickly. There was no sign of wisdom teeth in the xrays and Dr. John was happy about that. One cavity on a permanent molar. Jack also looked great, has a couple of loose teeth and also one cavity on the same tooth as Natty. A return visit is scheduled at the end of the month for fillings.
When I told Jack he had a cavity he was pretty upset. Of the three he is the best about brushing and flossing. Anyhow, he decided that since he had a cavity he couldn't go to school. We had to convince him otherwise and finally got him over. What I needed was a little squirt gun, an air blaster or a tooth tickler. I'm sure it would have made that job a lot easier.
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