First Dentist Visit

Today we participated in the Give Kids a Smile program sponsored by the Indianapolis Dental Association. It was great! I had read Meredith several books for kids on visiting the dentist. So she was already familiar with what the chair would look like, what the tools would look like, the fact that the hygienist would be wearing a mask and gloves, the fact that there would be a really bright light, etc. She did really well. Much of that was due to the fact that the office staff was phenomenal. They made her feel so comfortable about everything. They let her hold the tools before they put them in her mouth and they even gave her a mask to take home and a goody bag at the end. It was such a positive first-dentist-visit experience.

Afterwards we met daddy at the food court downtown for lunch. Clara is wearing a sweater knit by my friend Heather. Isn’t it beautiful? People who can make stuff like that amaze me! Incidentally, Heather is also the one who told me about the Give Kids a Smile program.