Dentist

Today my baby bird went to the dentist for the first time.  I know she is 5 and I know she should have went earlier.

Here's the thing....
we live in the middle of nowhere.  Getting a dentist that takes new clients is a small miracle.  Finding a dentist that takes kiddos with special needs is nothing short of the heavens opening and God, Himself, smiling down on you.

So we found a special needs dentist that was taking new patients...it's like we won the lottery only this costs money instead of winning money.  Unfortunately, the wait was a bit long.  Like a year.

BUT

today the Bird went to the dentist.  She was not thrilled with the idea (which we have been talking about for over a month...marked on the calendar, counting down, helping her prep)  We bought every dentist book we could find and did some major prep work.  She was not impressed.  The conversation/book reading/video watching, usually ended with her covering her head and screaming.  I was not anticipating any sort of dentistry success and waiting for the email from Big Daddy telling me they had to sedate her.

BUT
(again)

she shocked us all.

Such a big, tiny girl.  She decided to go back with the dentist ALL BY HERSELF...no daddy required.  She told me how they checked her teeth and did x-rays and used a spinny thing and how she has

TWO LOOSE TEETH.

when did my baby get so big???