Wesley's first trip to the dentist

Wesley had his first trip to the dentist this week and was such a big boy!  I had heard some horror stories from friends, so I was nervous how he would act or if he'd be scared (especially since Corey had told him the dentist pulls out your teeth!), but overall I have to say it went very well!

I took him to a local pediatric dentist's office that only sees children.  The office very much catered to kids and the staff was well trained in how to talk to and interact with the kids while they were trying to clean their teeth or get the x-rays done.  They had TVs on the ceiling so the kids can watch movies while they have their teeth cleaned!  Wesley watched The Lion King.  He seemed to have fun, and I was really pleased with the experience.

The only thing that seemed to bother him during the whole process was having to keep his mouth open for a long period of time, but both the dental hygienist and dentist were patient with him and cleaned/checked his teeth quickly so he wasn't laying down for long.  I'd say the entire appointment lasted 20 minutes - which was good, because we had Natalie with us and I was concerned she would get fussy but it worked out just fine.