Teeth

Today it was Orla's turn to go to the dental therapist.




Teeth were OK! There were stickers for feet and hands, glitter for hands, and a crocodile necklace. Even big brother (and big sister) got some feet stickers.



After asking how to pronounce her name, the therapist said that she had two different spellings on her computer. I said "Orla", and, to my surprise, Orla said "O, R, L, A". I think I knew that she knew how to spell her name, but I was interested to see her confidence in spelling it out unasked to an unknown adult. More than that really - she understood what "spelling" meant. It was not just a rote response to someone asking a direct question.