One Year ago...

This lil Muffin was still on a binky.. and up until 2 weeks ago she had it.in.her.mouth.all.the.time. Lemme just tell you how much i hated that thing by the end. - You know when someone smokes a cigarette and has it hang out of their lips while they talk? i swear, this child could do that. It was gross.

I wanted to get rid of it- but lets be honest, i had one excuse after another of why it was still with us- it started with the chronic ear infections, then we moved, then we traveled this summer.. but guesss what? i decided i was scared to get rid of it due to her reaction-

COLD TURKEY is how we did it.. honest. I told her that other babies needed them- and that was that.

First night, 3 hrs of screaming. i mean, top of the lungs screaming. This lasted only a few days- i've never looked back.

Would ya look at that pretty little smile!!!!!! This is the face i get to look at now- BINKY FREE!!! ... now onto the potty training.. ughhhh

Open up and say ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-

It has been LONG overdue.. i mean.. LONGGG - after summer trips and school starting, we were able to get the girls into a new dentist. The COOLEST dentist office i've ever been in. Over.THE.TOp... but really, would you expect anything else from me? Sissy went first to show lil muffin that taking pictures of your teeth doesnt hurt-

Lil Muffin kept the thing in her mouth for the pictures UNTIL they took pictures.. SO next time we'll get actual pictures of her teeth ;)
Dental assistant giving them their new toothbrushes and letting them choose their toothpaste to clean their teeth with- on that list, Chocolate and cookie dough were a choice. Boy, were us 80's kids hosed at the dentist !!! what did we have, like THREE choices that included
*Bubble gum
*Cinnamon
*Mint
Seriously, chocolate? good lord, i'd go to get my teeth cleaned like EVERY week!


Once again setting a good example for her sissy!!!
( uh.. lil muffin wasnt so sure of this part, so she got to skip it- i think she may have talked to Grandpa about that.. he HATES the dentist!)

And....... Lil Muffin for her fluoride treatment.. she needed a few helpers for that part- BUT, i will say they told me that they've never seen a child so young so quiet.. they said all the other ones have screamed and freaked out.. something to be said for lil muffin.

And may i say that BOTH girls got an "A" from the Dentist- NO CAVITIES, MY FRIENDS.. NONE!! That means mama & Daddy are doing a good job too!! ( Go me)