Two Firsts for Lil
Lily had her first visit to the dentist last week, and I was so proud of her. We had talked a lot about what to expect, and we had even checked out a book from the library with photos of kids at the dentist’s office, so Lily would be prepared. But I really wasn’t sure what would happen when the hygenist started trying to actually put tools in her mouth. She was such a big girl. Opened right up and they were able to do a full cleaning — which they said sometimes for the first visit or two it’s just an exam to let kids get acclimated. Lily got to wear princess glasses throughout, and her favorite part was receiving a token after the exam to put in the “prize tower,” a variety of gumball machines with teeth-friendly prizes — no gum or candy. My least favorite part was learning that, once her back teeth start to move closer together, I’m supposed to start flossing. Seriously? Could we add one more chore at bedtime to extend the routine to the one-hour mark? Anyway, Lily and Mommy were all smiles when the visit was over, and we celebrated – as is the custom in our family — with a trip to McDonald’s.
And here’s the newest addition to the playroom:
I told Bill one day, “I can’t believe that, with your background, you haven’t set up a computer for Lily yet,” and within a few hours the computer station was all ready to go, complete with a mini mouse to fit Lily’s mini hand. She, of course, took to it quickly. She has experimented with the computer a bit before, but the mouse was too unwieldy. Besides, we typically only use the laptops anyway. So now Lily is using an old recycled laptop of Bill’s, plus an old monitor of mine, and Bill hooked up a regular keyboard and mouse. Bill found some good kid-friendly games, and we’ve bookmarked a few websites (like PBSkids.org). PBSkids is a great one because it has a feature where you can turn off all possible options except for the game — so kids can’t accidently close the window, or shut down the computer, or surf the web. Anyway, Lily is happy to have her own “‘puter” now, and it gives us another option for something to do during these still chilly winter days.
(Oh, and Liam’s still around, too. He just hasn’t done much that’s blog-worthy lately. But he hits the two-month mark tomorrow, so I’ll dedicate a post to him then.)