I thought I would have to teach my daughter about the world; turns out I have to teach the world about her. They see a girl who doesn't speak,
I see a miracle who doesn't need words.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Dentist

Last week both the kids had dental appointments.  Zach had sealants put on his back teeth when he was 2, and apparently those are starting to crack - so we got home and, much to his dismay, all of the fruit snacks, fruit roll-ups and gummy vitamins were thrown in the trash.  According to the dentist, well not her exact words, he might as well be chewing on glass because those things are the WORST for teeth.  So we have some areas to watch for him and it's quite possible that he'll have to back "under" to have the sealants replaced. 

On to Alex, who just thinks the whole dental experience is hysterical...


No, really....

Until after her exam and we realized she had to have a tooth pulled...

 Yikes....

Oh no, wait....it's still funny...

Alex has a lot of crowding in her mouth and some of her teeth have started shifting.  The tooth that needed to be pulled is apparently a tooth you don't loose until you are 11 or 12, but it literally had no where to go and was practically laying sideways.  She has three other loose teeth too, which I didn't even realize.  Way to be observant.  



You can see that even during the extraction there was a big ole smile on her face.  I must remember to get one of those big suction hoses for the house, apparently it makes everything very funny!


I don't know what the dentist was saying to us, but the look on both of our faces just cracks me up! :)


Because Alex is an aspiration risk, and how precariously the tooth was in her mouth, they had to use the suction tube to actually catch the tooth once it came out...which Zach had a major issue with because if it was sucked up, how would the tooth fairy know to come to the house?!?  Legit question, I suppose!  The dentist assured Zach she had a direct line to the tooth fairy and would personally call her and explain the situation so that Alex could still get a visit.  He's very protective of his sissy and making sure she gets her fair share! :)

3 comments:

Jennifer said...

Totally needed this today. So funny. Alex looked so happy, totally brought a smile to my face. So thankful for your blog, I can still get my Allie Bean fill even when I cant be there. That girl is sunshine.

Rebecca said...

That is hilarious!! I wish I was that happy when I went to the dentist

Marcila Dare said...

Heh, it's awesome for her to have that big ole smile on her face! Sometimes, kids these days handle dentists better than adults. It's pretty cool, since they can take care of their teeth without being scared of check-ups and dental appointments.