Carolyn's first filling

My six year old had her first filling today. She was very brave. During the last week, she kept saying, "it will be easy"..."no big deal"..."over with quickly." She's always been a very strong girl. She didn't show a sign of nervousness or fear...until we stepped into the dentist's office around 10:20am. I could tell she was slightly nervous. When she got into the chair, she had this vacant stare. Looking out the window at nothing in particular. She had no idea that she was going to get a shot to numb her tooth beforehand. All she knew about was the numbing medicine that would be applied to the gums before the injection. During the injection, the dentist shook her cheek vigorously. Her eyes were closed. He slowly pushed down the plunger of the syringe and Carolyn still had no idea that a needle was injecting medication to numb her mouth. She started to bounce her feet slightly on the chair in response to the strange sensation...something I've noticed myself do in the chair also. When she let out a few little whimpers, my heart sank. :( It was over so quickly that neither of us had time to make a mountain from a mole hill. The entire filling couldn't have taken more than fifteen to twenty minutes. She hopped out of the chair with a smile on her face and we walked to the toy basket where she picked out an airplane. She did great! I was so proud!