One of the many things on our back to school checklist was a much needed trip to the dentist. With our dentist's approval, we did not have dental insurance on the boys last year so this was Cash's very first trip to the dentist. Lucky for us, our dentist, Ms. Paula, lives down the street and performed regular checks to make sure their teeth were not rotting out.First things first, both boys had x-rays and both of them thought the x-ray machine was pretty cool. I was amazed at how still and somber they could stand for the whole minute while the cameras revolved around them. Brady had his teeth cleaned first to show Cash the ropes. The most hilarious moment of they day happened when he was so zoned out by the Sponge Bob show playing above him, that when Ms. Paula reached in front of him with the floss that Brady, in a trance, grapped it with both hands and inserted it into his mouth. Ms. Paula just laughed and said, "Oh Brady, are you going to floss your teeth yourself!" As you can tell, Brady Bear really likes his TV.
Next up was Casharoo. He bravely crawled right into the recliner and put on his sunglasses. Much to my surprise, Cash did everything Ms. Paula wanted him to and was a champ. The only thing he did not like was the fruity flavored polish. He immediately put his little hand over his mouth as a blocker. Ms. Paula's solution was to use the old polish from the back (it's so bad that they even stopped using it) that's unflavored and basically just feels gritty like sand. Cash was unphased by this stuff so the teeth cleaning business was back on. And yes, Cash still does not like candy, ice cream, or juice so he is a dentist's dream patient.
Afterwards, Ms. Paula treated both boys to a trip to her treasure chest for prizes for being such good little patients. Brady chose a model airplane and Cash picked out a monkey ring. These were fun gifts but they were actually more ecstatic about their goodie bags full of toothbrushes, toothpaste, and Crayola flossers. In return, they gave Ms. Paula a giant hug for all of her good deeds. When we left, Cash, no joke, said, "Mommy, you know tomorrow when we do something, we can come here again!" I guess this means they liked it and that I will never have to drag them to the dentist! (That is until Brady's thirteen and he's getting his braces...Ms. Paula said that we need to start saving up now because his teeth are so crowded. Cash, on the other hand, might be safe with his nicely spaced teeth, hopefully.)
