Dentist Date with Grandson

It was pretty much an uneventful day except for a trip to the dentist office. Grandson was complaining of a toothache and his checkup wasn’t scheduled until June. When I called yesterday to see if they had an opening soon, they were able to move up his appointment to today. Since I had to cancel my last cleaning appointment, they managed to schedule us at the same time. My dental hygienist and I could hear him talking to his dental hygienist across the hall and we were cracking up at the questions he was asking her. He’s so inquisitive. I don’t know how she cleaned his teeth as much as he was talking! When the dentist came in to examine him, grandson said it felt like the hygienist used a nail to clean his teeth. I don’t recall exactly what the dentist said but he started laughing when my grandson explained he wasn’t talking about a nail you use with a hammer, just the kind on your finger. Anyway, come to find out, he has an infection underneath what looks like a perfectly good baby tooth. He has to take an antibiotic and then get it pulled next week. He may have to have a spacer if his permanent tooth hasn't grown down enough. He likes that idea for some reason. I took him to McDonald’s for lunch and then took him to school. He seemed very happy with our dentist date. The best part for him, of course, was that he got to miss some of the school day. The best part for me was spending special time with him, even if it was at the dentist office!

Kid quote: “Did you know there’s a city called Armadillo? I think it’s somewhere near El Paso.” (By eleven year old granddaughter about the city of Amarillo, TX – just in case you didn’t get it. This came to mind as she was studying something about armadillos on a science homework sheet).