Eleanore had her first dentist appointment this week. The dentist "Dr. Khantri ("Dr. K.," who happens to look remarkably like Princess Jasmine) was awesome with Eleanore and the experience was really benign and non threatening, which is exactly what I hoped for. What didn't hope for, and found out, was that El has one cavity. This alarms me a bit because she has never been a bottle or sippy cup girl, hardly drinks juice (and has never even had soda) and we've been very good about brushing every day since she got her first teeth. I hope this isn't a sign that she has inherited the awful, soft enamel that Bryan has. Oh well, what can you do? We've got her on fluoride now.
The other thing the dentist brought up was El's finger sucking. Eleanore has sucked her first finger on her left hand since she was about six months old. It helps her fall asleep, and she uses it as a security blanket when she is nervous or bored. Well, Dr. K. was worried about the finger pushing her teeth forward (it already has a little, but she believe they will naturally move back to where they should be once she stops sucking) so she explained to Eleanore that 3 year olds don't suck their fingers. And, since El will be 3 next week, it is time to stop. She gave her a chart to mark with a sticker every day that she doesn't suck and told her she'd get a treasure from a box if she brought back the chart complete. Then I took El to choose a special mitten to wear in the car (when she is bored) and when she goes to bed/nap to help her remember not to suck.
Of course I want her to be successful, and I want her to stop if it may cause her problems (and she will definitely get a lot fewer germs), but in a way it makes me a little sad. It will be one more thing that will take her from babyhood to childhood, and there just aren't many things that make her my baby anymore. She is growing up so fast.
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Goodness she is growing up. I know the feeling of wanting them to stay little. On Gabe's birthday I had a moments throughout the day I'd cry just thinking about the day he was born and now the things he is doing all on his own.
Yay, for El though! What a determined little gal.
Love you guys.
p.s. sorry about not calling back on Gabe's b-day. I can't remember what even happened that we didn't. I told him and showed him a picture of El to remind him who his sweet cousin is. He smiled as he looked at her picture. El is just a sweet heart.
Good for Eleanore! That is a big accomplishment. It's always nice when they hear from someone else what they are/are not suppose to be doing. It seems to make it more important.
So sad and so cute at the same time. I think I'm lucky to have had paci babies... I've never had to deal with that issue- just trash the thing when I finally feel like it, cry it out for a couple of days, and we're done. She is growing up! But it probably feels more that way since she already has 2 little siblings tagging behind.. I think she's still a tiny tike for awhile.
Oh man I am going to be doing this with Grace all too soon, except she sucks two fingers, and I can't imagine breaking it. So proud of Eleanore.
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