On Monday, Anna Lauren and Cooper had a dentist appointment. It was just a 6 month check-up for Anna Lauren and the first trip to the dentist for Cooper. Anna Lauren was fine as she has somewhat overcome her fear. Cooper on the other hand started saying, "I not gonna do it" from the time we walked in the door. Anna Lauren went first and as we watched her hoping he would see it wasn't a big deal, he said "I not gonna do it" every 10 seconds. The dentist talked to him and Cooper quickly waved bye bye to him...we all agreed there was no need to hold him down. We will continue going every 6 months and hopefully with time, he will let them look at his teeth. If you ask him, he went to the dentist, he saw the dentist, and he got a new toothbrush/toothpaste, sticker, and bouncy ball. And then his favorite part of his first trip to the dentist...the water puddles in the parking lot. His shoes and socks were soaking wet, but he left with a smile on his face!
We did get some "not so great" news about Anna Lauren...she has 3 cavities, which meant she actually saw the dentist for the first time. Until Monday, the dental hygienist had done her check-up trying to "warm" her up to the dentist. There were a few tears shed, but for the most part, she was so big. She truly has a fear. Dr. Cox said with her, we MUST have a good experience with the first cavity so we are going to start with one and then hopefully do the other two the following week. Thankfully, he gave me some medicine to "calm" her before her appointment and then he'll give her some gas. She is VERY concerned, but I'm hoping the medicine will work and she will be a big girl! No telling what I will have to promise her!
Then on Wednesday, Anna Lauren had her 6 year old check-up with Dr. Joe. We got all good news there, which was more exciting then Monday at the dentist. Her tests all looked good, and she is still in the 90th percentile for weight and 95th percentile for height...still projecting her to be tall. If only he could prescribe medicine for sassy, hard headed, determined, strong willed, etc. She is definitely a challenge and Matt and I are trying so hard to raise her as pretty on the inside as she is on the outside, but I'll admit...it is NOT easy! But as challenging as she is, we love her to pieces and have so much fun watching her grow!
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