Ella went to the dentist for the first time. I discovered that MassHealth pays for dentist appointments so we went to the only dentist in Newton that accepts MassHealth. I was pleased to see that he deals with many disabled patients (as I observed in the waiting room) so treating Ella was no surprise I guess. Her teeth are pretty abnormal being all large (like adult teeth) on the bigger side. She cried and struggled the whole time she was lying on me in the dentist chair. Dr. Sheff said she was alot better than many other 3 year olds he’s seen. He found crevases in her back teeth that collect alot of food (not surprising) so it may be a good idea to get those teeth sealed eventually. Other than that, we need to keep brushing well and ‘watch her diet’. No problem with that, after all she never eats sweets and regularly only eats 4 foods at all meals: chicken nuggets, bread, cheese & pears! B-O-R-I-N-G but maybe good for her teeth. No cavities yet.
Ella continues to make progress with potty training. She’s holding it in and although doesn’t really ask to go, she’ll sometimes make her way over to the toilet when we are walking her. A few days ago she had an almost completely dry diaper all day for two days in a row. Yesterday Etan told me that Netta made it over to the toilet for a pee (holding her diaper & saying “pee,pee”). This was the first time she’s gone on the toilet since we’ve brought her home. Ella looked on and once Netta had finished, Ella wanted to pee as well and being the big sister that she is, she promptly showed Netta how it is done professionally.