Adri's 1st Visit to the Dentist



After much procrastination (and the "revelation" that the much-feared tooth decay seemed to have increased in size, slowly but surely), Mummy finally made an appointment for Adri at Q&M. Adri was scheduled to have her first dental check on 15 Jan 2013.

 

The dental clinic is one place Mummy fears terribly, so much so that I quiver, shiver and "quake" each time I was made to lie on THAT seat. Hence, I made it a point to prep Adri by describing to her what she would probably see and go through. I didn't want Adri to grow up being like me, terrified of having my teeth checked.

 

Adri was good. The dentist was good. I had asked for Dr Sharon Chong (highly recommended by many of my colleagues) but unfortunately, I had called in for an appointment just...a month or two late; Dr Chong had stopping seeing patients who were little children. Instead of Dr Chong, Adri had Ms Huang. Ms Huang patiently explained to Adri what the tools and equipment were used for and even managed to get her excited about the special, reclinable seat.

 

Adri's first visit to the dentist went on fine, totally fine except for the fact that I was told she actually had 4 (instead of the one and only I had thought) cavities!

 

Doc: Mummy, Adri has 4 cavities...

Me: Huh?!!! OMG!! I could only spot one! Where are the others!

Doc: Here they are..  (went on to show me where the other cavities were)

Me: Ok, what do we do?

Doc: We will fix the smallest today. I want her first experience to be as quick and pleasant as possible. You try to bring her in next Tues for treatment of the others...

 

I simply nodded my head. I guessed I must have looked real pale. I had a train of thoughts - How would Adri take to the treatments? Would it hurt when doc cleans up the teeth? Would the tools come into contact with the nerves of her teeth (OUCH!!!)? Would this first experience make or break it? Would Adri grow up to be fearful of dental visits too (hopefully not!)?   *and the list continues*

 

Adri was BRAVE. While Mummy quietly "shivered" at one corner, Adri was noticeably calm and took the whole treatment well, very well - no complaints, no whining, no fear.

 

Phew!

 

 

 

Oldies who knew I took Adri to the dentist lamented that I could have saved the $200+ (for both her 1st and 2nd visit) by merely waiting for Adri's milk teeth to drop off and be naturally replaced by the permanent ones.
Nah... I would leave no chance for the toothache to act up. I don't want Adri to experience what i have gone through - numerous toothaches that built up the tremendous fear I have towards dental visits.
Hopefully this helps, Adri!
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Adri's Milestones in Swimming...

Adri takes swimming classes in school and these are her little milestones!
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Ashlynn learning CL

What a creative way of getting Adri to revise her CL! She sure had to know how to read the CL characters correctly before she could chuckle at her lil sis' mispronunciations (yes, she did. Notice how she laughed readily and heartily whenever her sister sounded odd to her).

Pic of the Day

Happy kids enjoying happy food!
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自拍

可恩拿起我的手机，拍了几张照片。
如何？还不错吧？
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Mr M&M's

I have absolutely no idea why Adri decided on such a pose. Monkey see, monkey do! Ashlynn followed what Adri did.

Well, objective achieved. Adri wanted a pic with Mr M&M's and Mummy was more than happy to be the photographer. :)
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YJC Performance

Adri had her first Yamaha Junior Class performance last Saturday, 30 June 2012. On top of solfege singing and grooving to the songs that they were taught through the course of 6 months, every student had to play a total of 3 pieces, either on the piano or on the electone.

My exchange with Adri weeks earlier, while we were deciding the pieces...

Me: Adri, would u like to play these pieces? I think u can manage them, they seem easy
Adri: No, Mummy, I don't want to play easy songs
Me (shocked + guilt; guilt for having assumed that she would have naturally chosen the easier pieces): Ok... *hesitant n wondered if she could manage the tougher ones. She had to play a total of 3 pieces!*

Eventually, Adri decided on 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', 'Mary had a Little Lamb' and 'See You Tomorrow' (which she eventually replaced with 'A Cuckoo Clock').
Could Adri cope with the pieces?
She did far better than what i had expected. Other than singing the notes along with her occasionally n reminding her about finger positioning, I didn't really have to do much. Adri remembered the pieces well! I was simply amazed by how sponge-like little kids were! While i had migraine-like headaches, Adri remained highly energised after her music class n looked forward to her phonics class (30 minutes later) every Saturday! AMAZING...so much for Mummy being worried that Saturday mornings would be too tiring for her.

How did the concert turn out?
Adri did well n Mummy is proud of her. She did groove to the music and sing aloud. Coupling the melodies were the song actions.

While she was at the piano, Adri's gaze was fixed on Mummy who was cheering her on and taking a video clip of she in action. She played without really looking at the keys!
Double the amazement for Mummy.

Adri knew she did well and she felt good about it. Thunderous applause resounded from her die-heart fans (Daddy, Mummy and Mei Mei Ashlynn)!

The headaches were well worth it.

Lesson learnt:
I should never, intentionally or not, limit my child;
"I cannot" does not exist in Adri's dictionary.

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