Trips to the Dentist

This past week both James and John went to the dentist to have their teeth cleaned. I learned a valuable lesson last summer - don't take all three kids at the same time - so I made their appointments for different days. John went on Wednesday. John hates to have his teeth brushed but thankfully he did very well with letting the dentist check for cavities and the hygienist clean his teeth. He has to go back in May for sealants. We got a book that explains what happens. Hopefully after going through that a few times, he'll do a good job at keeping his mouth open while they put the sealants on. James went Thursday morning. Again, no cavities and he did a great job having his teeth cleaned and even helped the dentist pull out his top tooth. There was a little boy next to him having some fillings and caps put on due to cavities. I think the sound of the drill was good motivation for James to really do a good job brushing his teeth from now on.