Henry had his very first dentist appointment today. He did very well. I was not sure how it would go--having strange people explore the inside of his mouth--he is a toddler after all, but it went perfectly. Henry seems to be especially compliant for strangers. Probably not a good thing, but it's working for us right now. Had I tried to clean his teeth with 4 different tools it would not have gone as smoothly, but the hygienist and dentist worked some magic and Henry was as cooperative as a N.Korean school girl. They gave him a "report card" which is really for us since we're the ones who brush his teeth and he got "Excellent" on everything. He has all his teeth (well, he's had all of them for at least the last 6 mos, maybe longer, I can't remember) and he will not be getting any new ones till he's 5 or 6.
They also said they could not see any signs of pacifier use but that since I told them he sleeps with one they said any damage caused will be un-done as soon as he stops and that he can have it till he's 3 without any worry. He sleeps so well and he's about to have a major need for some self-soothing coming up that we have really been hesitant to take it away.
After Henry's nap today we had to jettison off to another doctor's appointment. This time for him to get his H1N1 vaccine. Henry's illness 10 days ago very much convinced me that he was getting it. Justin and I were basket cases --I mean, he had 105.9 fever. I've never been so scared in my life. I can't control what he picks up at school so it's just too risky for him to not be vaccinated and me being pregnant and soon having a newborn....no way. It just wasn't an option. (As a side note, I know that what he had was not H1N1 since half his class got the same thing and many of them were tested and it was negative for all of them).
They only had the live virus (FluMist spray that goes up your nose) and I wasn't thrilled about that but that's all they had. Henry did great. I told him on the way there what to expect and he seemed okay with it. After she sprayed it up one of his nostrils he turned and looked at me and said, "I want to go home." But he didn't get upset or fight the second nostril so that was good. He sniffed it up his nose and then asked for a sticker and we were on our way. When we got home he told his dad what occurred and reenacted his reaction which I thought was awesome.
His mood the rest of the day was happy, energetic, normal. I'm a little worried he might develop some flu symptoms but so far so good.
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