No cavities!

Today Andrew had his simi-annual Dental check up. Andrew has this fear of the dentist, but then again who doesn't right? He starts with that deer in the head lights look, pacing and just looks around worried. We try and prepare him for it, explaining that he is just going to check and make sure there are no "bugs" in his mouth. Bugs meaning cavities. We tell him there is nothing to be worried or scared about. We talk about the bright funny light Dr. Grossman wears on his head and of all the tools that he uses. We aren't allowed back with him so we just act like the tools he is using are super cool. Though nothing compared to what some of our poor mouths have had to endure. Over the years he has gone he seems to get progressively better with the "walk" I call it.
They come out and get the kids, meet them half way or walk them to the door. This is essentially the walk. This is long enough to pretty much turn green. His eyes get huge and you can tell any second, the moment he looks back at us to hear us say what a big boy, no cavities! He looses it! Starts crying. The look he gets and the way you can tell he just wants to run to me and cry is just heart wrenching. Last time, he said while pointing at me " be a good boy and there is nothing be be afraid of and no crying?" As he said no crying the tears just came. Oh melts my heart.

This time we decided just to make mention it was that time again, but no pumping him up. That tactic did not work, I think it scares him more to keep reminding him than to just casually say it is time to see Dr. Grossman. He did so much better today, he had the worried look. And he was trying so hard to be brave and a big boy. We were standing at the door and he was waiting in the office area, we were giving his thumbs up and smiles, because he was doing so good, he waved at us and came to me for a hug and kiss and lost it. Oh! he was doing so good. After the lady came back to walk with him, he seemed to be fine. This was much better than the past trips.

Andrew is once again "spider" free and got to remain in Murry's no cavity club. He got his picture taken again, and his VIP toothbrush only cavity free kids get. We got the good news about his very crowded mouth and we might be looking at pulling some teeth here and there to make room for the new ones. That is about 2 years or so away. I can assure you that after that visit, we will be having to take him into the office in a straight jacket. Not to mention braces around age 10 Yikes!