We all brushed our teeth and headed off to Dr. Schultz. Of course we hit all kinds of traffic and Mommy took the craziest, longest way, got behind the slowest driver ever and hit some serious traffic on Fairfield's original version of Main Street. We made it a few minutes late and a bit cranky but we were there. Tom was nice enough to take the morning off and help.
Our dentist is very high tech and very cool (aka he has a TV set up above the dental chair). Two minutes after we walked in Lily asked to go in and watch a show. I did prep them a bit :) It was our turn and we went in. Nurse Paula turned on Dora and the kids were happy. Mommy sat in the chair with Bella in my lap and Lily sat in Tom's lap on another chair. Dr. Schultz came in and chatted a bit. It took awhile but it was finally decided that Bella could in fact see the dentist despite her heart defect. He looked at Bella and said, "You must be Bella." And she shook her head yes. She opened her cute little mouth for him and even let him stick the little mirror and pokie thing into her mouth. I was amazed. She cried once during the polishing aspect of the appointment, the stopped and said we'll take a break. So she laid her head back, opened her mouth and resumed watching Dora, while Dr. Schultz resumed polishing. She was a perfect patient. He decided she has some enamel defect on her lower back molars. Right now we are going to keep them nice and clean and keep an eye out for anymore enamel chipping away. Eventually he said she'd probably need a crown. I don't even know what that means but crowns sound expensive.
Next Lily came up and sat in the chair all by herself (while I held her hand the WHOLE time). My brave girl! ;) It was so cute to watch her have a conversation with Dr. Schultz about why he became a dentist and cats and such. She opened her mouth and so began her appointment. He said her teeth were very pretty and told her she did a good job keeping them clean. She has some alignment issue -thanks to that paci but he expects that to correct itself over the years.
Mommy went next and so far so good. I have some jaw issue and a minor enamel defect myself, but honestly I didn't understand what he was talking about except that it wouldn't lead to any more money being spent. Right now that's the bottom line for me - how much is this going to cost us. We ended up being there for 2.5 hours!! While Nurse Paula took my x-rays he was with his next patient. So I have yet to learn if my 4 years of neglect lead to any cavities.
Tom and I are so proud of the girls. They were awesome patients and I'm glad no one was traumatized by the days events...
...well except the cats. I thought Lily was gluing in the kitchen, but apparently she wasn't. After naps, Lily decided the cats needed a hair cut because she didn't want their hair to get into their eyes. Snickers is now without his whiskers and has a few bald patches. I guess better a cat hair cut than a Lily hair cut.
Now for pictures...
She looks rather scared...I never saw this angle.
For those who are wondering, yes poke-a-dot puppy
(now known as Cally) made the trip too.
Chatting about why he became a dentist
