Another MILEStone...going to the dentist!

For the first time in his young life, Miles went to the dentist. He loved it! We prepared him by talking about how much we like going to the dentist (well, daddy likes it anyway) and how important it is to have checkups for our teeth just like we do for the rest of our body. We also talked up the fun ride he'd get to take in a big fancy chair, and that he'd get to choose his flavor of toothpaste and even get to bring some home. We had him hooked immediately.

We know the best dentists are located in St. Peter, but unfortunately our schedule didn't allow for such a trip. So Miles saw Dr. Huxford here in Otown. Miles is a pretty curious kid, so we were confident that he'd tune right in to what the hygienist and dentist were doing and would be just fine. The only thing that really throws him off kilter is loud noise... We were a wee bit concerned over how he'd react to the buzzing of the tooth polisher and the suction noise from the sucker thingy. Sure enough, his little body tightened up as the hygienist showed him all of the tools, but she talked him through it and he relaxed fairly quickly. His cute nervous giggles also helped to lighten the mood.

Miles couldn't figure out why the hygienist kept fiddling around behind his back. He was a bit suspicious.

Who's nervous?! (Incidentally, this is the same face he makes when he has to...well...do his business in the bathroom.)

Miles and the hygienist had fun talking about "tooth bugs" -
Miles is wondering if she really needs such a sharp tool to count his teeth. Hmmmmm. She found 20 hiding in his mouth, so it's probably good she had the special counter to help out.

Brushing!

Flossing!

Dr. Huxford counted Miles' teeth one last time...fortunately he found 20, too!

We had a great time visiting the dental office and Miles is certainly looking forward to his next visit. YAY!!