This morning Isabelle had her first dentist appointment. She was excellent and her teeth are looking great. So, the wrestling, headlocks, bargaining and pleading for her to allow me to brush her teeth are working out. That was really the only question I had for them: how do you brush a child's teeth who wants to do everything herself? Evidently I'm not going to traumatize her so keep up the good work. Fantastic! Oh, and I should start flossing soon, too! Really? That sounds like a lot of fun. I can't wait to stick my fingers in there. I know how hard she bites the toothbrush. I will say the dentist office was so much cooler than when I was a kid. There are fish everywhere and it looks like you are under the sea with a pirate chest of goodies. There is a separate kids area waiting room with games and a salt-water fish tank. On top of it, the dentist and hygienists were so happy and kid-friendly, it made me wonder if they had been sneaking some of the laughing gas.
After our big girl adventure at the dentist, we went by her soon-to-be preschool to turn in the paperwork and show her the classrooms. It's a wonderful church preschool where she will have some formal teaching and weekly chapel. However, it's mainly so she can spend more time socially with other children her age and it's only 3 hours a day for 2 days a week. I know it will be good for her but it seems like yesterday that she was just a newborn. So much of our time is spent on the day-to-day chores, feeding, cleaning and routines. It is easy to forget how quickly time passes. I've heard it just gets faster every year. Regardless, I think I may be the mom with the Kleenex box in the carpool line come September.
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