Free Dental Work at My House

Since our luck is holding, Little One and I are continuing to get out of the house and have fun as much as we can. Today we spent the morning with a new playgroup. Little One mostly had fun playing and sharing Her toys with the other kids. But She also liked pretending to be one of the moms, sitting at the big table and sipping Her steamed soy milk from the coffee shop, chatting up a storm and interjecting, "Ya, I know!" every so often.  She cracks me up.
Afterward She had Her very first dentist appointment! Once She believed me that there would be no "pokes" at the dentist ("mommy", She told me, hand on hip, "this dentist IS a doctor.  How many pokes at this doctor, mamma? Two? Four? Eleven?") She was very excited about it.

It was just a check-up and everything looks good in there, so it was a fast exam.  Little One was actually a bit disappointed.  Luckily there was a super nice hygienist who let Her say "aaahhhhh"  a few more times and quizzed Her a bit on tooth brushing habits.  The staff was very sweet and made a big fuss over Her, so that we left with a bunch of little toys, a toothbrush, a surgical mask for Her kitty, and I don't know what else.  I think it's safe to say She'll be happy to go back this summer for Her cleaning.  I've been hearing about the amazing dentist adventure all afternoon, and it looks like it may be a new favorite game.  Maybe the dogs will get that tooth-brushing I keep putting off sooner than I thought.