Jillian and Bridget both went to the dentist for the first time together. They got to see Daddy's high school buddy Dr. Steven Pond II. We had been talking all about the dentist and how much fun it was and how the dentist would say they have beautiful teeth, so they were excited to go.
Jillian went first, and did a great job following directions. None of the checks or cleaning bothered her at all. The hygienest was very nice and friendly, which helped, and the girls had brought some stuffed animals for company. It looked so easy that Bridget was even asking when it was her turn. Bridget also followed all of the directions well, though she was pretty squirmy from getting tired. Dr. Pond said that Bridget's teeth had good spacing, but Jillian's teeth were already crowded, meaning possible orthodontia in her future. At the end, the girls received a token to the prize machine, so they left very happy.
P.S. Jillian had to return a couple days later for some preventative work on some tooth "pitting", as well as sealing of her 6-year molars. Jillian was kind of excited to go, bringing her big white bunny with her, but that went away quickly with all of the things (shield, water pick, suction, mirror and water drill) put into her mouth. Her gag reflex kicked in a couple times, the shield was constantly irritating ... and once the tears sprung up, the visit was over. We did manage to get the pitting fixex, but we'll have to try sealing next year.
