Last week 5 out of the 6 people in our house had dentist appointments. I didn't mean for that to happen, but it just turned out that way. On Thursday I took both Ella and Zeke in for their appointments when the older boys were at school.
This was Zeke's first time at the dentist and I wasn't sure if he was going to let them do anything. The hygienist was so awesome though. She talked to him like he was a big boy and she showed him the water squirter...she had a cute name for it. Then she showed how Mr. Thirsty would suck up the water. Zeke was in awe!
Then she gave him his own little toothbrush and he knew just what to do. She even let him hold Mr. Thirsty and he loved putting it in his mouth and letting it suck up all his spit!
Then she showed him Mr. Tickles...the polishing brush and he let her clean his teeth! I was absolutely shocked! She told me that he was quite exceptional for an 18 month old. She said most kids his age won't do any of that.
One of the things I think that helped Zeke be comfortable with the whole process was that he got to watch Ella go first.
He was so cute wanting to sit up in the big orange chair with Sissy! First dentist appointment was a total success!
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