Sophie's fillings

Yesterday was very eventful. Not only was it Eric's birthday! 29...one more time. But I had to get the kids up super early for a dentist appointment. Dallin got sealants on his 6 year old molars. Yes, only 5 1/2 and already has those buggers. We have the best dentist too. We go to Arlington Pediatric Dentistry. A pediatric dentist goes to school longer than regular dentists. Well while Dallin was getting his sealants Sophie had to get her first cavities filled. She didn't do too well either. Dallin said he could hear her crying. Luckily our dentist is very patient and she did ok in the end. She hated being numb though. She was miserable for the 2 hours it took for the numbing to wear off. Even the ring she picked from the treasure box didn't help much. Sadly she has one more to be filled next week. Hopefully she won't be as worried about that.

Sophie has been expressing quite a bit of apprehension lately. She attends preschool at our local high school. They have a program where the highschool kids can take a class on how to teach preschool and work with little kids. It is a great program that Dallin participated in last year. We pull up in the bus turnaround and the teacher and highschool kids come out and pick up the preschool kids and then they bring them back at the end of the time. So each preschooler is assigned a highschool buddy who helps them get to and from the classroom safely. It spans two periods so their buddy who picks them up from the parents isn't the same as the one who drops them off. Anyway, a week ago Sophie was brought out and she was holding a boy's hand. I noticed but didn't say anything or care or anything. Well the next morning Sophie said "Mom I am nervous about going to preschool because a man was assigned as my buddy." I didn't really know what to think. She has had young men babysite before so I didn't really know how deep her concern was. So I didn't really say anything and I took her to preschool that day. She got out of the van and was running around until the highschool kids came out. Then she attached herself to my leg and would not let go. So I decided to say something to the class teacher and she said that she noticed the day before and had already changed things around. I am glad that Sophie is able to express how she feels about things though. I think that was always something I was bad at, that when I was uncomfortable I didn't know how to express it and get help. I think for that reason too I need to listen more because I don't want her to feel like she can't tell me things. Anyway, it is all worked out now. She is happy and she has girls for buddies now.