Out of this world dentist visit!

We took Tres in for his first dentist visit when he turned four. Our pediatrician told us to wait until he turned three, but when we mentioned it then, he went balistic! So, we waited until he could reason a bit more. In my opinion, that was a mistake. We got to his first dental appointment, and there were babies only 18 months old in there! I was shocked. Anyway, it turns out that Tres had a few cavities. Not that I'm trying to justify it, but we also learned that our city has zero fluoride in the water, and that is what he's been raised on. Anyway, I took him in for his cleaning initially and he did great. So, the next one, I knew would be a doosey! They told me that they would put him on Nitrous Oxide to relax him and distract him from when he got his shot. I think I was more apprehensive than he was. I let him pack a little toy bag with his silky. I forgot the camera the first time, so I didn't get any pictures. But I will always have this image of him in my head with the mask on, one of those dental paper towel neck things on and his silky clutched in his hand. He did great!!! The nurse and the dentist said they were impressed! So we went back for the second one today, and since he did so well the last time, I was less frazzled! I love the dentist we take them to. They get to lay back and watch TV's set up in the ceiling.

Here he is getting relaxed on the Nitrous Oxide: I told him that he looks like a Star Wars character with the mask on! When I told him that, his little eyes lit up and he said, "I know which one you're talking about! It's the one where they come up out of the water!" He did great again today, and now he has his 'Transformer' teeth, that will fall out when his permanent ones come in. We also do a fluoride treatment on his teeth now.

Tomorrow, Bryant goes in for his first visit. We'll see if he's still smiling then! :)