Last weekend, Lincoln tripped over his feet, and fell into a cart. He has quite the little raspberry burn on his chin, and he chipped his lower left tooth. It hasn't been bothering him, but we were advised to have it checked out by a dentist, just in case.
So, yesterday, I took him to see a pediatric dentist. I was nervous about the visit...afraid it might be like haircuts where we have to hold him in the chair, listen to him cry, and hope she doesn't buzz too much off.
The waiting room at the dentist office was great - they had toys for the kids to play with. Lincoln found one he liked, and drug it over by my chair. He played really well while I filled out all the preliminary paperwork. There were other kids in the play area, so he was hesitant to go and get another toy when he grew bored with his. Instead, he started looking at the pictures on the wall behind us, and telling me what was in the pictures, and what colors they were. He was really sweet and cute!
The doctor was running behind schedule, but he was a very patient little boy. We practiced in the morning how to show the dentist his teeth - he would open up really wide and say "Ahhhhh". I thought we were in good shape - until they took us back, and we sat in the chair. He got really quiet, looking around at all the equipment.
Luckily, they had him stay on my lap, like we do at the pediatrician's office. He was doing good till they wanted him to lay down and open his mouth. He fought a little bit, but definitely not as bad as it could have been. Thankfully, the chip isn't a big deal! The tooth next to it is a little loose, so we have to be careful to keep him from biting into things for a week, but otherwise, good.
After the dentist checked out his teeth, she asked if he wanted a balloon animal, and if so what animal. His face lit up. She mentioned a doggie, or a giraffe...all he did was smile. I told them that he loves animals, and any animal would do, but then we started saying different animals, and when I said a baby elephant...well, his smile went even wider! So, we walked out of the office with piece of mind knowing he is fine...and a gray baby elephant balloon animal in tow!
The baby elephant had to sit with us at the table last night for dinner...and again at breakfast this morning. After breakfast, Lincoln actually gave his baby elephant to Jackson! It was so sweet for him to share something that he loves with his brother, as he knew his brother would love it too!
Definitely made this mom proud, and gave me hope that we are doing something right raising these boys!
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