Xander's First Dental Exam

Last week marked the first dental visit for Xander.  He did awesome; he wasn't scared or give us or Dr. Leiberg any trouble at all.  He sat in the chair and did so well that they were even able to clean his teeth.  The great thing about that is we were told they are not normally able to do that on a child's first visit because by the time the exam is done most kids are either too scared or too squeamish to continue.  Xander could have even sat for more if it was needed, but thankfully he has a mouth full of very healthy teeth.

Xander sitting in the chair practicing before the dentist came in.

Xander finally gets to meet Dr. Leiberg.  We had been talking with him about her
and his appointment for months, so by the time he got there he was pretty
excited to finally meet her face to face.

He laid his head back, opened his mouth and we were off and running.

Dr. Leiberg showed him every tool she was going to use before she put it in his mouth.

Here she's showing him the teeth cleaning tool and letting him
hear that wonderful sound we all know and love so much.

He sat perfectly still for the entire cleaning.

Baby brother was just chillin' on the sidelines for this one.

The last big push with the cleaner and that sucky-tube.  He  thought
the sucky-tube was pretty cool actually.  He played with it after
they were all finished.

One last rinse and suck and he was all done.

At this point all he could think of was the shiny new toothbrush that was waiting
for him over on the counter.

Xander and Dr. Leiberg are now best friends.

And of course we can't forget to grab a toy out of the toy chest to take home.