spiffy chompers

Jonah had to go to the dentist for his first official cleaning and exam. Not an exciting moment for a parent. So we did a lot of prepping, watching Elmo's World (the one where the kid goes to the dentist), pretending with PupPup and a little bribing. The morning of the exam, he was a bit nervous and asked to bring PupPup. This is a special treat since PupPup doesn't get to go anywhere.  But I wanted it to be a really good experience, so the dog went. We have the best pediatric dentist ever! Their office is SUPER kid friendly and Jonah loved showing Henry where all the toys were. He felt like hot stuff! When it was his turn to go back, the hygenist came and got him (of course I went too!) and told him about all the good foods he should be eating and about all the bad foods he should avoid. Thankfully she was a bit more practical than previous dental assistants concerning the "bad" foods. Then she had him lay on a padded bed thing and gave him an exam and scrubbed his teeth. He really didn't know what was going on and was terrified the entire time but he did SUPER good! No tears! So she loaded him down with toys and stickers. The best part was when she offered him two toys for being so good. He asked if he could only get one toy and get another toy for his brother Henry. SO SWEET! I love that boy! Of course that melted her heart too and she gave him a whole bag of goodies for him to take to Henry! Overall, it was a complete success. After he was finished, he told Henry that the dentist is fun and he can't wait to go back again! Yay!