First Bite

Well, Jonas survived his first visit with a dentist, although it wasn't entirely pretty. Things started out on the right foot. Seems the dentist has been around the block a few times, and had all sorts of stuffed animal friends to distract Jonas before she poked around. Indeed, with Mom there to hold him, it all began so well...

...and then—WHAM!—time to look in Jonas' mouth, an experience he's not particularly fond of even in the best of circumstances...

...as dental pokings go, this had to be the most gentle one he'll probably ever receive. After all, there's not much they do with 14-month-old kids. Still, poor Jonas felt like he had been through the wringer...

...and, in fairness to Jonas, not helping the matter was a kangaroo in the corner, which on first glance looked harmless and friendly but on closer inspection revealed a pretty creepy-looking set of chompers, creepy enough that it almost made Dad want to give Mom a hug too when it was all over...

...in the end, Jonas got a good check-up: The teeth look good and he still has time before he needs to stop his habit of sucking his fingers when he goes to sleep. No word yet on whether he's inherited Mom's perfect teeth, but we keep our fingers crossed (and eventually, out of our mouths for good).