Jackson's First Visit to the Dentist

Jackson was obviously terrified when the dentist tried to look in his mouth. He sobbed so hard he could hardly breath. We had to wait for over an hour for him to calm down and . . . oh wait, that was ME when I was a kid!

Jackson's first dentist appointment was AWESOME! I wish there were dentist offices around like his when I was younger! We waited to see the dentist in the "game room", where there were two full-size video game machines, lots of toys, and a children's movie playing.

We saw the dentist, Dr. Mandelaris, in a big room, where there were about 10 exam chairs lined up in a row. Several of them had kids laying in them happily getting their teeth worked on, while they wore sunglasses and headphones, and watched a movie that played on tvs in the ceiling above each chair. The entire rest of the ceiling was filled with model airplanes. Jackson smiled and had a great time while we were there. When we left, they sent two new toothbrushes,

a rubber fish, and photos with us.

His teeth look great, and Dr. Mandelaris said not to worry about Jackson chewing on EVERYTHING. He doesn't need to go back until all of his baby teeth are in, at 2 1/2 - 3 years old. I wonder if they'd mind if we just went there to play? :-)