My King, My Hero, My Guy....

Today was a GREAT day! I'm all tuckered out, but still riding high from a great day.

Today was my son's dentist appointment. I blogged last week of his first check up. But today's appointment was for a first set of x-rays as well as his first cleaning! Let me tell you, I didn't know WHAT I was to expect. Usually in new settings, my son is ALL over the place. He gets really excited and wants to explore every nook and cranny in a new environment.

Well, we got to the office and checked in and he was AWESOME. We grabbed the Disney magazine and my son carefully examined each page and said aloud each Disney character he recognized. He sat the whole time until we were called in for our turn. The dentist greeted us and told us what he would be doing in today's visit, and what I REALLY liked was that he talked to me, as a parent, as to what I should expect, and the concerns I had and was just an overall GREAT guy. He really had a GREAT take on special needs children, and while listening to the parent, also assured us how he and his assts would be and that of course, that we get him in for his cleaning awake, not sedated and to, of course, be accustomed to seeing a dentist regularly, w/out the aid of a papoose and most importantly w/out sedating!

First, the x-rays. He was apprehensive about going with the dr. to the x-ray room, but willingly went along and let the dr. prop him up on the chair to put the vest on and everything. My son was getting scared when they were sticking in the x-ray bite in, so the first x-ray pic didn't take. So, the dr. tried again and was successful. By the time the dr. got to take the third x-ray, my son was helping the dr. put it in!! So...whew!!!!

We were then told to go into the room where they did the cleaning. When I walked in, they had the papoose laid out in the event should my son start becoming agitated and flailing his arms and the whole bit (since this particular dentist office did not sedate their patients). I, and the dental assts got my son to lay down and I was able to sit with my son on the chair. I told him that he was going to be okay and then asked if he wanted to hold my hands. He immediately said "yet" b/c he can't say his *S's* yet, so he put out his hands and I held them ever so tightly. They put on a pair of sunglasses on him so that the big light wouldn't bother him. And, they started to go to work! What a TROOPER! I was SO proud of him!! He didn't fuss at all. He was a little scared but we all kept giving him MUCH praise and told him what a GREAT job he was doing!!! The dental visit couldn't have gone any more perfect!! I admit, I was REALLY nervous about the appointment b/c I just didn't know how he'd do, and he was just absolutely perfect. Even before they were going to polish the fluoride on, the asst asked how he does with loud sounds, I said he does perfectly well, but if they could, maybe run the polishing drill by his hand, or even let his finger touch it so he would know where the sound was coming from. And, she did, and again, perfect! It was just an AWESOME day!!! He's my hero. Just goes to show...always give your kids the benefit of the doubt b/c they do excel and surprise us more times than we give them credit for.

GREAT day FOR SURE!!!!!