{"id":3146,"date":"2011-11-09T11:27:39","date_gmt":"2011-11-09T19:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?p=3146"},"modified":"2011-11-09T20:52:22","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T04:52:22","slug":"big-grins-finns-first-trip-to-the-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/2011\/11\/09\/big-grins-finns-first-trip-to-the-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Grins: Finn’s first trip to the dentist"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> Know many dentists where your child would be greeted with a family bear hug from the dentist and his wife? Me neither–but I’m happy to know one<\/em>. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Yesterday Finn accompanied me to Dr. Vandi’s office for his first official checkup & cleaning. You might remember that the Doc has been a figure of some intrigue for ages: at 18 months Finn liked to pretend to visit Dr. Vandi<\/a>, and a year ago he got big mileage from playing with dentist’s masks<\/a> sent by the Vandis. The boys are equally famous around the office, with Mrs. Vandi following their adventures via the blog & Facebook.<\/p>\n

Long story short, Finn nailed the visit! He was a champ about getting his teeth X-rayed, biting down as the camera whirled past. He was even a little annoyed with my explanations: “I know<\/em> it’s an X-ray, Dad-O. It’s like the Curious George story, where George swallowed a puzzle piece…” Finn (and Leo) particularly liked getting a tour of dental implements from hygienist Charles (who, it turns out, hails from a country where real lions live in the forest<\/em>; hat tip to Ghana!)<\/p>\n

Check out our little gallery<\/a>, plus a couple of clips of our boy in action. Now, here’s hoping Henry stays cool & calm<\/a> (sans chocolate raisin) during his visit tomorrow!<\/p>\n