How To: Go to the Dentist

1.Wake up later then intended
2. Eat breakfast and have shower while Trusty Grandpa feeds Toddler breakfast
3. Put Toddler in car - give Ducky in Cup with Hippo added for extra entertainment
4. Open and shut gates
5. Get to Dentist
6. Leave Toddler in car with Trusty Babysitter Grandpa (who will read to, take for walk, feed and entertain until Dental Appointment is finished)
7. Have friendly chat with receptionist (who's also a family friend)
8. Prepay for Dentist to ensure no chickening out...(ouch in the pocket)
9. Sit in Dentist Chair , lay head back
10. Sit up, pull hair tie out of hair
11. Lay back down again
12. Say Hi to Dentist, ask about his holiday
13. See BIG needle Squeeze eyes shut so you don't see it and freak out anymore
14. Open mouth
15. Lay patiently while Dentist does his work
16. Get stuffed nose
17. Realise you can't breathe out of nose
18. Start to breathe out of mouth (hope that dentist doesn't think you have bad breath)
19. Realise you can't breathe out of mouth OR nose
20. Have panic attack
21. Wave hands frantically to get Dentist's attention
22. Try not to move head in process while BIG drill is in mouth
23. BREATHE! Now that Dentist has removed big drill from mouth
24. Explain to Dentist that you can't breathe through nose or mouth for some reason
25. Proceed with plan: Hold breath while dentist works, snap fingers when need to breathe
26. Walk out of Dentist with full lower lip numb, right side of face and tongue numb
27. Get to car to find Toddler in front seat waving at me cheerfully
28. Try to give Toddler smile
29. Fail and catch dribble with a little giggle... :-P
30. Pick Toddler up, get a lovely cuddle accompanied with slobbery kiss on numb face
31. Put Toddler in car seat, hand Toddler "ROADWORKS" book
32. Sit in passenger seat on way home, listening to Toddler singing "Truck T-T-T-Truck!" "Car C-C-C-Car!"