Abby's 1st Trip to the Dentist

We have been trying to prep Abby for the dentist for the last couple days and having her practice saying "awww".  We ask her what the dentist will look at and she says "teeth"  or something close to that:).  I actually never occurred to me that it wouldn't go well since I have never minded the dentist.  As we pulled up Matt called to check in on us and said this could go really good or...it could be really bad.  You never know with toddlers! 

I had to fill out the usual forms and Abby found a book and kept herself busy.

She got a little nervous and wanted to hold my hand as we went in to the back room so I sat with her in the chair and she did really well.  The hygentists gave her Dora and Cinderella stickers ( she called Cinderella Ariel since she has been watching The Little Mermaid- all those princesses are the same anyway, right?).   She played with her stickers and watched "UP" on the TV screen while the dentist did the check up.

He said everything looks good but referred us to a pediatric specialist to do the cleanings for the next few years.

He noticed that the skin between the roof of her mouth and the front of her gum is overly attached.  He said that as she gets older it would need to be snipped because it will cause her front teeth to separate.  Basically, he was telling us to start saving for braces and other orthodontic care..no surprise there considering all the mouth pieces I had over the years.