Ty's first dentist appointment

Ty had his first dentist visit today. My mom watched McKay for me while I went because I wasn't sure how Ty would be. We have been talking about it for at least 3 weeks. I have heard horror stories of kids at their first appointment and didn't want that to happen with Ty. My family has terrible teeth and I also have terrible teeth. Since it is something that runs in our family I want to avoid it if at all possible. So I brush Ty's teeth and I floss his teeth and he also takes a fluoride pill. I haven't done the mouthwash thing yet but I will when he gets a bit older. I have been thinking about who to take Ty to now for quite sometime. Nowhere ever felt right until I saw an ad in the hometown values catalog. I knew I should give it a try for Ty. They were booked out for 3 weeks when I called but they were so great to work with.

We talked about what would happen, what tools the dentist would use and how well behaved he would need to be. Today came and I was a little worried. We got there and everything went so smoothly. The hygienist was awesome and she talked to him about everything. They had a movie to watch, a fish tank, prizes and just a lot of fun stuff. It ended up being a very great experience for him. They gave me a referral card and if you would like it let me know. It gives you and I $20 towards your account when used. I should have taken more pics but didn't think until we were in the car. This picture of him doesn't show how excited he was at the dentist.

Ty is getting so grown up and this is just one of those things that shows how big he is getting. I couldn't have asked for a more well behaved child at the dentist. This picture is of him holding his bag of goodies. They gave him a bag, instructions, an octopus, a football bouncy ball, a tooth brush, a flosser and some toothpaste. Oh and the best part of it all there were no cavities and we saw his big boy teeth in the xrays that look like they are coming in so nice.  He was really lucky!

Afterwards we went to McDonald's to celebrate his trip. We don't usually go to McDonald's or out to eat for that matter but he loved it. He got chicken nuggets, apples, fries, a toy and apple juice. He ate it all. It was nice to spend some time alone with just him today. He really enjoyed it to.