the dentist

dottie visited the dentist for the first time today! i was a tad nervous going into it because you never know how a toddler is going to react to something like the dentist. it definitely could have been teary but it ended up going great! 3 reasons for this: she was able to watch dora the explorer on one of 2 screens (on the wall and the ceiling), and she got to choose a toy from the toy drawer at the end of the appt (she chose a plastic pink watch), and she got a dora sticker. it's the little things in life! at my friend kim's suggestion, i also told dottie that the dentist would be tickling her teeth during the appointment and it was a perfect suggestion. at times, dottie even laughed during the cleaning. 6 months til the next visit...