I just can't believe it!

I am about a year late for Andie's first dentist appointment. I've heard you're supposed to take them at age three. Well, I decided I would just hold off for one more year. I was totally dreading the whole thing. Andie is not the best of patients. The kid hears that I am going to take her to the doctor and she just about comes out of her skin. Not only that she has just about thrown up on me and herself every time we have gone to the doctor. She gets her self all worked up about it. Not at the dentist. She did WONDERFUL! The dentist office I took her to was AMAZING. In fact, a very sweet friend of mine from high school was the one who cleaned Andie's teeth. Overall her apponintment was very uneventful. She got a good report except...Andie has a little habit that was oh so cute when she was a baby because she could sooth herself but, not so wonderful anymore. Can you guess what it is? She is a big time thumb sucker. She mainly does it when she is tired, watching TV, or just the mere sight of her blankie the thumb goes right into her mouth. (I guess that's a lot of the time.) How many of you were guilty of this same little habit? Yours truly sucked her thumb until I believe close to the 5th grade. And yes my parents have the orthodontist bills to prove it. But I am grateful they spent the money on my teeth. All this to say, the dentist told Andie she needed to make the decision to stop. Yea right, how is a 4 year going to make that decision on her own. Well, I decided to intervene with a little help. I bought this stuff called Mavala Stop. You just paint a little on her finger nail and when she tries to suck her thumb it just taste awful. It really does I tasted it and was totally appalled by it. I am so proud of her she has gone 36 hours without sucking her thumb. The first day without sucking her thumb and she wanted me to buy her some chips from the gym. Easy to do! I wonder what she will want for the next 24 hours?! She has already mentioned a doll. This could get expensive!