OK, make that 2 mornings this week...the Pediatric Dentist...woo hoo!
Actually, the kids were fantastic...on Tuesday Chase was a super-star getting his cleaning done...he's grown up so much since the last time I took him! Last time, we had to bring him back and have him put under with IV sedation to fill 2 cavities (on his front teeth...BAD bottle!) and have his teeth cleaned. He is such a big-guy now! :O)
Addy on the other hand was just as full of piss and vinegar as she always is...she went in for her first exam (they didn't clean them...she gets that at 2.5 years old) and wasn't a "fan" per say...BUT! Aunt Carol came with me to play wing-man, so that was a huge help!
Poor miss-priss has to have her 'Frenulum Labii Superioris' (AKA the piece of tissue connecting your upper lip to your gums...you know, in between your two front teeth?) clipped back when she gets a bit older...like 3...apparently hers is connected all the way down to her gum-line above her front teeth...so we never see her upper front teeth (unless I'm doing tickle-monster or something...she has a cute gap between them)...I just thought that was how her lips were? Anyway, they need to clip it back b/c if she fell and tore it (say if she was drinking from her sippy cup, or had that pesky binky in her mouth) it would bleed like holy hell and be miserable to recover from. Also, we'll be able to see those pretty teeth of hers when she smiles...other than that she has good teeth...to problems to report for her so far! The DR says it's an easy fix...just a little topical antiseptic on it and once it's numb she just lasers it...medical technology is amazing to me. SO, that will be a fun day when the time comes!
I had to take my Chase-monster back this AM to have his upper 2-year molars worked on...he had 2 cavities (GAH! Thanks Bruce for the porous teeth!) so they cleaned them up and then sealed them to make them stronger and hopefully we'll avoid any more cavities back there!
I love our dentist...she is a sweetheart (who is 34 weeks preggo with her 3rd!), and all of her nurses, etc are super with the kids...I guess you have to be to work somewhere like that? So of course, Chase was in love with his nurse. Anyway, they let the kids check out all of the equipment, and then got him comfy in the chair, and popped in a DVD so he could watch Finding Nemo on the overhead flat-screen...so Chase was pretty much in heaven...AND??? he scored some nitrous oxide to make things a little bit smoother around the edges...
Check him out with his "airplane nose" on...as they called it.
PS: I had to sit on the leg part of the chair and hold his hand the entire time...I am going to remind him of that for as long as I live...my little boyfriend! ;o)
ALSO? We are in love with our FLEX spending account on our insurance...it makes life so much easier...we are able to just put all medical expenses right on there and we never feel the dent in our pocket...a set amount gets deducted from Bruce's paycheck, but the full amount is available at the beginning of the year. What a concept! :o)
4 comments:
ok so who is this great dentist? you MUST share her name. I didnt think they saw children before the age of 3? I was actually told that Gigi may need to go sooner rather then later due to her cleft. But again I didnt think it was until 3. ahhh im behind. go figure.
LOVE FLEX spending. It's so awesome.
ahhh Im the worst. Drew was 3 in october and I havent taken him yet. Im seriously too scared. Its going to be miserable. Can I rent Aunt Carol as a wing man?
i want your dentist's name. I think Cade will have to have that thing clipped as well. At least thta is what my sister in law said. So, you will have to tell me all about it! Anyway, I wish I could have video taped you guys. I am sure the whole process was a bit hysterical!! :)
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