Sunday, February 26, 2012

Inflatables & Teeth


So I wonder how a 20 month old feels going down a 25 foot inflatable slide with four other people?  This is exactly the excitement we had today.  We ventured off to JnP for about an hour.  Eva was exploring the toddler area so extensively that she literally had stained her pants red, blue, and black in the knee area. I was amazed how happy and content she was by herself.  In this three foot tall, 15' *15' inflatable, there is an attached boat, police car, slide, dog, and other random objects.  On one occasion, she would gracefully attempt to climb into the boat.  After finally getting over the foot perimeter border after six attempts, she would do a belly/head flop and abruptly sit up and play with the steering wheel.  After playing for about three minutes, she would then go on her high knees and then belly flop back over the perimeter border to adventure another object.  We would play hide and seek while I ran around the outside of the inflatable and she would do her mighty speed crawl to try to catch me.  I can say that from her ear to ear smiles, she was having a great time.  It is always a pleasure to see her smiling, knowing how simple and normal her life is at that moment, just like all of the other thirty or so children that shared the same admission fee as us.
I failed to mention last week that we visited the dentist.  I must say that as bad as it sounds to have four children and one adult seeing the dentist in one day was not as bad as I anticipated.  After the older two had their teeth cleaned and inspected free of cavities, it was the younger twos turn.  Abigail was denying every right to open her mouth but Eva to a liking to the hygienist. When our dentist came in to check Eva's teeth, she was a bit resistance of a six foot-four man sticking his fingers into her mouth.  I then explained to him the complex order of Eva's teeth sprouting.  To start, her top central incisors came first.  Then the bottom two followed.  After that, she cut her first molar on the left.  When he said she had eight, I was shocked.  I wondered where I missed the other three?  Well, he informed me that the second molar has broke through on the left and also the first and second on the right.  It is so odd that she is getting these molars and not the other incisors or canines. Just like everything else with Eva, she will take her time and do what she or her body feels comfortable doing.  
My assumed opinion of her next visit to choose between either of these places - I'm sure that she will enjoy seeing her 25' slide again. 

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