First visit to the dentist

What did we do on Chinese New Year eve?
Brought Sean for his first visit to the dentist!

He was in pain yesterday and couldn't eat much. I knew that his teeth weren't in good condition but I wasn't sure when is a good age to bring him to the dentist. I didn't want him to be scared of the dentist if we bring him too early.

When I shined the torchlight at his teeth yesterday evening, I was shocked at how huge his cavities are!

First thing I thought, "Oh no.... where are we going to get a dental appointment on CNY eve?" Luckily, Sam's friend, Jo Ee, is a dentist, and we called to ask for an emergency appointment today.

And the diagnosis is bad, of course. But the dentist cleared away all the decay and patched it up. Sean behaved really well throughout the visit, except for making a lot of noise while playing in the waiting room. I'm very proud of him because he was very brave today. No crying, just a lot of curiosity. And Uncle Jo Ee, the dentist was very good and gentle with him.

Unfortunately, he has so many cavities, that we are going to see the dentist very often from now on.