DENTIST
I just read an article about how kids don't get to the dentist young enough. They're supposed to go at age 1?!? How in the world do you clean a one-year old's teeth? The article also said that most kids go when they're 4 or 5. So maybe we're later than we should be, but we're average!
Anyway, Jared went to the dentist for his first cleaning today. We took him last year and he rode on the chair and got his teeth counted. But today was the real thing. Jared was really excited to go, and he did so great! He kept his mouth open the whole time--I had to tell him when it was okay to close it. He even used the suction thingy himself. Then we switched places and he watched me get my teeth cleaned. Meanwhile, we could hear Ryan trying to entertain Zach in the lobby.
Jared got a Mater toothbrush, and the hygienist surprised Zach with his own goody bag, a well-chosen Lightening McQueen toothbrush and tiny tube of bubble-gum flavored toothpaste! So the boys got their favorite characters to try out tonight.
The hygienist kept saying how great Jared was doing. And I saw it all! He really was great. And on the way home, he said that going to the dentist is fun. WOW, we pulled it off! Let's hope we can keep that attitude for the rest of his life!