Dentists, schmentists

Today was Madeline's first trip to the dentist. She didn't like it. She watched me get my teeth cleaned, for a while she was very patient, then she got a little anxious. I don't think she liked all of the tools the woman was putting in my mouth, and Madeline started to cry wondering if we would be done soon. When we were finally done, it was Madeline's turn. Well, she wasn't going to have any of that. She thought she was going to be brave, but when it came time for the dentist to actually look at her teeth, she clenched up and started crying. We were able to check out her bite, and the dentist said there didn't seem to be any ill effects of the pacifier, so that worry is gone for now. We are scheduled to go back in 6 months, so hopefully by then we will have prepared her more adequately for the appointment and it will be a much more pleasant experience.