Ava's First Trip To The Dentist

Yup! My little girl is growing up and we FINALLY took her for her first appointment to the dentist. I put it off for so long because Ava used to be so shy. I didn't think there was any way she would sit still with someone and get her teeth cleaned. My sister-in-law, Melissa, is a hygienist. Even though she is family, Ava really used to be THAT shy.

The past week or so Ava had been complaining about her teeth hurting. I had brushed it off thinking it was the new toothbrush we bought. I thought maybe it was too hard on her gums. After this going on for a week, I thought no time better than the present to get her into the dentist. She has become less shy over the last year too, especially with family.

On Friday, we went to the dentist.

She looks half scared

Sophie came along for support!

Turns out Ava has a raging canker sore. Poor thing. I guess acidic foods make it worse. Ummm, we give her 1-2 huge glasses of orange juice every morning! mom fail! Well, at least we know now. Other than that, she looked great. Lots of space in between her teeth, so she should be good when those last molars come in.

She got to "ride" up and down on the chair and check out all the cleaning tools.

She got some stickers and a prize after she was done. Mama was so proud of her. She did everything she was told to do and didn't cry at all. We'll be back in 6 months!