1st Dentist Appointment

I can't believe today was Arianna's 1st trip to the dentist. My baby is growing up way too fast. She loved playing with the cool toys in the lobby. She wasn't trilled about going into the exam room and she cried almost the whole time to go back in the lobby to play with the toys. She is signing "toys" really well now!

I managed to get her to sit by herself for a moment to get this picture.

So.....the verdict is NO CAVITIES!!! I'm so proud of her. I brush her teeth twice a day and looks like it's paid off. The dentist did say her teeth are crowed which is normal for 22q kids. I asked if he's had patient with this before and he said yes, so that's reassuring. He said the main thing we have to do is keep up the brushing and start to introduce floss to her. She has 3 molars in and will be getting her 4th one in soon. Once the molars are in it will push her teeth closer together so we have to really start flossing then. Other than that, we don't go back for 6 months, at which time we will see how she tolerates things and possibly do her first cleaning. She will have to take antibiotics before any cleanings to make sure she doesn't get endocarditis.

Here she is with the toy she got from the dentist. She was so happy to get a dart board. Me and Robert have one in the garage and she always wants to play with us, now she has her own!

After the dentist we went to see a heart friend named, Gabby. She is 4 months old and is having surgery next Tuesday. Mom is very nervous, as well as the rest of the family. I just ask that you keep Gabby in your prayers as she gets ready to go in for surgery. This was our first time meeting this family and they were so grateful for the visit. I showed them Arianna's scars and they were all amazed at how well it looks. I even took her surgery pics to help prepare them for what they will see and they appreciated that very much. Gabby has an older sister who is 4 years old and Arianna had a good time playing with her. I told the girls we'll get together more after Gabby's surgery and they both were very happy.

Not much else going on here. I'm going to head down to the hospital later this week to visit some families and take more care bags. I really love doing this!