Avery's First Dentist Appointment

Last week I took the girls to the dentist.

Lexi has been once before but to a different dentist.

I took the girls this time to Spencer Tasker. He used to live in our ward and he's awesome!

He's one of the people that helped us move into our old apartment,

when we first got to Albuquerque.

Avery had 14 teeth at her check-up (since then #15 has cut through).

She wanted nothing to do with anyone.

She was a pill, just like I knew she would be.

Lexi has 20 teeth.

She (we) need to be a little more diligent with our brushing and start flossing.

She was a little nervous and shy but did great.

Dentist Drama & Lexi's First Visit

If you've been following me on Facebook then you probably already know something about our dental drama. Last month our friend Denette recommended we got see Dr. Terry Gomez. So Sean went to her just for an examine. She said he had one cavity. Sean really liked her but she wasn't in our insurance network so we had to find a different dentist for our cleaning. So I just picked a close dentist from the insurance website. So Sean then went Dr. Mark Walker who had all the fanciest equipment and seemed to be a little aggressive. He told Sean that he had six cavities! He also wanted Sean to come back for some deep pre-cleaning before the regular covered cleaning. Which would have been $140 out of pocket!!! NO GOOD. Yesterday, I went to a third doctor, recomend by my friend Catherine, Dr. Kurt Lambert. And he was AMAZING! He spent time actually talking to me and he worked me in for a cleaning the same day. And the best news is, NO CAVITIES FOR ME! So, Sean got a copy of his x-rays from the first dentist he saw and went to Dr. Lambert today and guess what NO CAVITIES FOR SEAN!!! He did say that our a few spots where the teeth are a little thinner and will need to be addressed in the future but not now. So we did a BIG HAPPY DANCE today!!!

Yesterday this little girl also went to the dentist. It was Lexi's first time ever! And she did great.

She was so excited to go to the dentist like Mommy.

She looks scared in this picture but to be honest she did so great. The hygienist was awesome! She let Lexi see all of the equipment and she even painted Lexi's nails with special nail polish. Lexi still sucks on her fingers and so this should help. Every time she sticks her fingers in her mouth now she gags. I think this stuff might do the trick!

Lexi did get a little scared when Dr. David Martinez came to look at her. But he was AWESOME and asked to count her "Princess Teeth." I'm so happy she had such a good experience and we found such a great pediatric dentist. I'm so glad my friend Dodie recommended him.

Lexi was so excited because she got a Cinderella sticker and pink floss and a pink tooth brush. And they even let her take home a tooth brush for Avery. And I'm so happy because LEXI HAS NO CAVITIES!