On Monday of vacation week, we noticed a small white spot on Lincoln's gum, just beneath the tooth he chipped back in April. So, Wednesday, Lincoln made his second trip to the dentist.
I wasn't sure what to expect this time. Not that he was bad last time, but he just gets shy around people he doesn't know.
Well, I had nothing to worry about.
I went to meet a friend for lunch, then stopped home to pick him up for his appointment. He was ready. Lincoln - Mommy, we go bye bye?
Mommy - Yes, Lincoln. Do you know where we are going?
Lincoln - Go and show them my teeth. (followed by a big smile, revealing his lower gum with the infection)
When we got to the dentist office, he walked up the flight of stairs on his own. He arched right down the hallway, and immediately found the toys. When they called us back to the exam room, he walked on his own, following the nurse, and climbed right up into the exam chair by himself (in April, he wasn't leaving my lap).
The doctor came in and started talking to him, and he was so good. We put some giraffe sunglasses on him, and she gave him a Gameboy (foreign to us) and put Dora on it. He opened his mouth right up and let her take a look, without even a fight.
They wanted to do an x-ray to see what was going on, and I was so proud when he hopped out of the exam chair and again followed the nurse to the x-ray room. He climbed up in the chair, and he let the nurse put the "blanket" over him. They got the x-ray on the first try!
After the x-ray, he picked out his sticker, and marched back to the exam chair to find the Gameboy/Dora.
Unfortunately, his tooth that he chipped had died sometime since April, and was causing an infection in his gums. The tooth had to come out.
I was nervous. Lincoln was great.
He continued watching his Gameboy, and only became aggravated when they put the laughing gas over his nose. It kept slipping down and blocking his view of the Gameboy. The doctor got a few shots in his gum to numb it, and then removed the gas, as it wasn't working. Lincoln squirmed a bit with the additional shots, and he cried a bit when the tooth was actually pulled, but settled down very quickly (once Mommy scooped him up with a big hug).
He was so excited to get a balloon animal - a yellow puppy dog - and he couldn't WAIT to show Jackson. He also got to choose a toy out of the bucket, and picked a flower ring with a smiley face on it.
The tears were gone before we even left the dentist office.
Such a big boy....
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