The good, the bad and the embarassing

Today all the kids had a long-awaited trip to the dentist. Do you know how long in advance you have to schedule 3 kids' appointments for the same time? Try January....ugh. We almost didn't make it because the battery on the van died last night. There was NO WAY I was going to try and re-schedule it. My very good husband went all over town last night looking for a replacement (Thanks, Dave! You're the best!!)

We made it to the appointment right on time and the kids all waited patiently in the waiting room. Literally, 2 minutes before they called our names Lauren says to me, "Mom, my tummy doesn't feel so good". Yikes, this could be bad! We went back into the room and each kid took a chair to get their teeth cleaned. I warned Lauren's hygienist that she just mentioned her tummy was hurting. I told her that I thought it was nerves so she said she would take it slow. Noah's hygienist got the "you'll need a strap to hold him in the chair" warning. The cleaning took place and the dentist started looking inside their mouths. The GOOD - No cavities for anyone (whew). The BAD - She predicted that probably all 3 of them will need braces at some point. :(
The last thing that needed to be done was the fluoride treatment. They now have this new type of fluoride which they just brush on with a little paintbrush instead of the trays of gooey stuff they put around their teeth like when I was a kid (thank god!). Lauren was done first and I leaned over to say something to Benjamin when suddenly heard Noah's hygienist scream. The EMBARRASSING - Noah had puked all over the hygienist. YUCK! They were really nice about helping him clean-up. They even had a spare shirt for him to wear home. Obviously that was not the first time it has happened. He was the last one I expected that from. Needless to say, I won't let Noah pick the mint flavor fluoride treatment next time.