E's visit to the dentist....

We have had one wild week around here, and it's only Wednesday! WOW!!! Yesterday, Ellie had a check-up at the dentist. Can I just say now that we absolutely adore Dr. Friend!?!? He is so awesome! The first time Ellie met him, she bit him. What a difference a year and a half make! He has been incredibly patient with Ellie and has caused her to absolutely love and look forward to going to his office. She was hysterical yesterday. She did convince the hygienist to cover her eyes with a towel. For some reason, she didn't want to see anything. Silly girl! There were no cavities this visit! Double Yippee!! She was awesome and let them take x-rays and then laid very still for a fluoride treatment. There was a little bribe involved: 2 toys from the toy box, a sticker, new toothbrush and her own copies of her x-rays. E was super thrilled. She took her x-rays to school today to share with her friends. By the way, you may have noticed in the pictures of Ellie losing a tooth that it looked like she had lost 2 teeth. She actually had 2 teeth in the space where there should have been 3 teeth! One tooth migrated over leaving a gap. Dr. Friend is pretty sure that there are now 2 permanent teeth coming in in the gap. He also told Ellie to get to wiggling those top front teeth - they are next on the list to come out! My toothless wonder - she's growing up!