Brenna's Day

Brenna had a bit of  a rough day today.  She had to have her first fillings.  As it turns out, she had two "sugar bugs" (as the pediatric dentist calls them) on two adjacent teeth.  Seems that the cavity jumped from one tooth to the other.  Unfortunately for Brenna, she has a horrible gag reflex.  So, the Dentist set her up to have some Nitros gas for the procedure.  I am so glad that she had that to help.

I felt really bad for her.  She was terribly nervous. The Dentist was wonderful and explained to her each and every detail of the procedure.  While the Nitros gas helped with the gag reflex, it did not help her overcome her anxiety.  It was hard for me to see her so nervous, and not be able to fix it for her.  I know how it feels to sit in that chair and be scared.  The Dentist took all the time that Brenna needed to complete the procedure.  They were really great with her, and I am very thankful for their patience and kindness.  And I am very proud of Brenna for handling a new and difficult experience.  She was very brave.

Of course, after we were done, Brenna was fixated on the numb feeling in her mouth.  Since she had never had novicaine (sp?) before, she did not know quite what to think of it.  She kept running into the bathroom to check out her lop-sided smile.  

As a treat, I told her that I would take them out to dinner.  Todd is in Canada, so I decided to suck it up and take her to one of her favorite places (and one of Todd's not so favorite places), Friendlys.  She was extra excited when we got there and saw that they had a face painter.  She could not wait.  It is so nice when the simple little things can make someone so happy. This certainly made a nice ending to a stressful day for my little girl.