Being Sick and Dentist appointment

Last week the kids were sick for the first time in a very long time...I was at work on a shift and got a call from Nick around midnight. Apparently Jack was puking in his bed, and as soon as he got them cleaned up, Claire started puking too. Luckily it never came out both ends, but they didn't feel well for several days. Jack felt so bad one day that he wouldn't eat or drink anything or even play with his train! When they finally both got better we decided to take them to Monkey Joe's as a treat. Claire has just gotten officially potty-trained. She usually never has an accident. She was wearing a pul-up today because she had been sick, and I didn't want her to have to worry about an accident in her panties at Monkey Joe's. When they were going up and down the slides I noticed that Claire had gone up into the slide (through the tunnels etc) but hadn't come down the slide yet. I heard some chatter behind the slide, so I came around to see what had happened...I saw my daugther there with her pull-up and pants around her ankles yelling, "I need a new pull-up, Mommy!" I was too funny. I quickly had to tell her to pull her pants up, and we would deal with this in the car...

Later this week, they both had their first dentist appointment. Both of them brush their teeth every night (Jack usually requires some major coaxing), but Claire is good about it. We have been reading the Dora book where she goes to the dentist for 3-4 weeks now to get them prepared. I guess nothing ever really prepares them. Jack was fine, but Claire was not. They started out ok -- the dental assistant asked them to brush their teeth. They stood at the sink and did that fine and seemed to like it. Then, the assistant asked Jack to put this purple stuff in his mouth so we could see the plaque. The minute Claire saw how "messy" Jack was with his purple mouth, she wanted nothing to do with the dentist. She was screaming and crying the rest of the visit. We tried everything to calm her down, but she would get quiet for a minute and then get upset again. They eventually told me I should wait 6 months. We were able to get enough of an exam to see that she had no cavities (neither did Jack), but that was it. Jack finished the whole cleaning and exam. I hope it goes a little better in 6 months! We are going to get them each a little electric toothbrush so they can get used to the instruments the dentist uses...