A Trip to the Dentist

Brush’m Brush’m Brush’m, a trip to the dentist. What else would a 3 year old like to do? When I picked Hudsen up from day care yesterday he was not too excited about going to the dentist. He really wanted his Dad to come with him. However, once we got to the dentist, he was pretty excited to be there. Hudsen goes to Walnut Hill pediatric dentist and their waiting room looks like a barn. They have horses, cows and a slide to go down. He had a pretty good time with all of that and then when it was time for him to get checked out, he went right to the chair and did a GREAT job getting his teeth cleaned. He even brushed the teeth of the horse to show Dr. Nick how he brushes his teeth at home. I didn’t take any pictures this time, but I did add a picture from Hudsen’s dentist visit 6 months ago when he brushed the horse’s teeth. Dr. Nick said his teeth look great, but that Hudsen needs to stop sucking his thumb. Hudsen only sucks his thumb right now when he has his “B” and getting ready to go to bed, but he needs to stop doing that too. So Dr. Nick made a deal with him, if Hudsen put his thumb in his pocket or in the “holster” then he could have a Lightening McQueen spinning toothbrush. Hudsen was all for that! Last night he did not suck his thumb at all. He just said “Dr. Nick says I have to put it in my pocket.” Of course he would listen to Dr. Nick and not listen to his mom or dad! Hudsen’s dentist trip was a big success!