We were back at the dentist's again this morning to have Nate's front tooth extracted. Nate did very well, and we only had to bribe him with one Lego Bionicle and one Lego Star Wars toy. The hardest part was the needle, it just took so long to get the stuff into him, and he didn't like it. But Dr. Macdonald was great with Nate, and made sure that Nate was in control. He told him that all he had to do was say stop, and he would stop. And that was how it went. I think that really helped Nate feel more comfortable about the whole process. That and having Patty sit in the chair with him.
In the end it took just under an hour to get the job done. Nate got to take his tooth home in a special little tooth necklace, and tonight it goes under his pillow to await the Tooth Fairy.
It wasn't even half an hour after we left the dentist's when we heard him proclaim 'It's a good day.'
I took Nate to see the dentist yesterday morning. Some while ago he was trying to show Patty he could jump up and spin around in the air. However he forgot he had his hands in his pockets and lost his balance. He fell and smacked his face into the hardest part of the kitchen floor. A while later we noticed that his front left tooth was starting to discolour.
Yesterday, we learned that the tooth was dead and had to come out. So the good dentist took some time to explain to Nate how the tooth fairy had called and put in a request for Nate's tooth. Apparently she's building a house and needs Nate's tooth because it's the perfect fit for a hole in one of the walls. Personally, I find the idea of a house built out of teeth a little creepy, but Nate seemed to think this was perfectly fine. Dr. Livingstone also explained how they would remove his tooth, and how he would have to take it home and put it under his pillow so that the tooth fairy could pick it up. He's already wondering what the tooth fairy will leave him in return for his tooth.
The whole visit went without a hitch, and he didn't even want to leave after he was done. We spent another 20 minutes in the waiting room so that he could play with the mega blocks. He's always enjoyed going to the dentist and I hope that his next visit won't change that.
On the walk back to his grandparents' after that, he told me 'I love my dentist'. He also told me he loved me and I was his best friend. He turned to hug me, and I picked him him up to give him a big squeeze. Then he broke the spell with 'You can put me down now dad!' He's so sentimental.
We go back on Monday morning to get the tooth removed.
