Dentists and Loveys

Landon and Addie had their dentist appointments today. It's funny how when your a mom, little things make you so proud that your heart sings (corny, I know, but I don't know a better way to describe it). When Landon and Addie went back and sat in that big old dentist seat, and carried on conversations of their own with the dental hygienists, and told the dentist how they like to brush their teeth, but not with toothpaste, only water (becuase my kids throw a FIT when we use toothpaste, and we've tried EVERY kind. They both gag and choke like they're going to die), I just felt so proud. Isn't that silly? Proud because they were at the dentist? But it's just that realization that they're growing up and not so dependant on me. And even though that makes me super sad, there's that happy pride that these are my kids. Anyway, of course I had to snap some pictures while I was there.They have a board where they put all the NEW patients names for the day. Addie was on there. They thought that was pretty cool!Here's Landon laying on his chair, waiting for the dentist to come check his teeth. What a cute kid.
Addie, being the sassy girl that she is, wasn't quite so cooperative. As you can see, the hygienist is trying to polish her teeth, she on the other hand, is pretending the hygienist isn't even there! They ended up not cleaning her teeth, just having the dentist check for cavities and her bite.CAVITY FREE!CAVITY FREE!!

On another note, when I had Grant, my mom's friend made Grant about 8 or more of these square blanky things. They're about 8 or 10 inch squares with a soft fleece on one side and satin on the other and some ribbons coming out of each side. When I got them I really wanted Grant to become attached to them. Not only are they super cute, but there's enough of them that I can rotate them out while they're getting washed, and if he's attached to them until he's 5, it won't mess up his teeth like sucking a binky or thumb would. Anyway, I wasn't sure how to make him become attached to them. So, I just would lay them on his chest or lay him on them at night. There's no doubt that he's a thumb sucker. There's really no way for me to break that. But lately, when he's fussy, he won't calm himself down or suck his thumb right away. But if I give him his 'lovey' (as we've been calling them) he'll calm down and suck his thumb and usually go right to sleep. I think it's pretty cute. Him sucking his thumb kind of defeats the purpose of me wanting him attached to the lovey, but it's still cute nonetheless.And just because they're incredibly cute, here's a picture of my two cute boys.