First Trip to the Dentist (for Alex)

The boys had their dentist appointments on Monday. William has been several times - starting at age 3. We called several pediatric dentists at age one and two, however, they said unless there were problems, they usually didn't see patients for the first time until they were 3. At which point we just decided to go with our family dentist. Although Alex is not even 2 1/2, they said they would let him hop up in the chair and just see how it goes. William went first and Alex watch attentively. When it was his turn, he hopped right up and chatted with the hygienist. They were able to count and scrape his teeth. They also were able to apply the fluoride treatment. After polishing two teeth, however, he was done. He opened up for the dentist to look but wanted nothing to do with the brush. But, all in all, not a bad first experience. 

When we walked into the office, there were two huge tubs of peanut butter they were collecting for a food drive. I couldn't resist snapping a photo of Alex with them. William made sure to tell everyone in the office that Alex was allergic. He can be a pretty good big brother.