Friday, December 12, 2008

A Unique Kind of Tummy Time

Today I went to the dentist...one of my least favorite places to go. I don't know why, but it is. I think it's from when I was younger and I had to get fluoride treatments and I hated them. But anyway, my mom went with me to take care of Matthew so that he could see what the dentist does. He'll start going when he is three, so we thought it was a good idea to make a visit now. The plan (ha) was for Jacob to fall asleep on the way there and sleep in the car seat. Then my mom could just tend to Matthew. That didn't happen! Jacob woke up early in the visit and was upset. The dentist suggested laying him on my chest while she cleaned me teeth. I didn't think it would work, but thought we might as well give it a try. By golly, he loved it. He was laying on his tummy on my belly with his head up, watching them clean my teeth. It was the neatest dentist appointment ever. Maybe Jacob will grow up to be a dentist!

1 comment:

Sarah said...

I did the same thing with Aaron when he was little - 4 mos old I think - and he loved it. Our dentist could not get over what a good baby he was. If only it were still so simple to take him along on dental appointments. Luckily, the office staff loves Aaron and keeps him entertained while I'm in the chair. They'd be disappointed if I left him home!