"Sledding"

Who says you need more than an inch of snow to go sledding?

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The Final Visit

We had W's 4th and final visit to the Dentist this morning. WOO HOO!!! Well, actually he goes back in a month for an adjustment and cleaning but that will seem like small potatoes compared to what this kid's been through!

I've been prepping him for a couple days for this visit where they would be working on the upper left two molars ( a filling and a sealant) and applying the tongue crib appliance to the roof of his mouth. He's always been fascinated by the permanent retainer I have behind my bottom front teeth so I tried to hype up the excitement that he gets to have one of his very own! And his is even more special because his is on the TOP of his mouth.

He fell nicely into my trap and after the initial reaction of "No, I don't want to go to the Dentist again because it might hurt," he was excited to get his own "retainer." "I'm going to be brave mom, even though I might cry."

We arrived to a nice surprise when we got to the office and found that the new wing they've been adding on to the building was complete and we got to experience a whole new, larger, more professional looking office. Thankfully, the toys were still the same and the staff was as sweet as always so he wasn't thrown off by going to a "new dentist" again.

He did as great as always and greeted us afterwards with the same loopy grin he always does. He wanted to show us his tongue crib right away and asked to see my retainer again so we could compare. It's not as noticeable as I feared but it's certainly visible when he talks, laughs, etc.

He's had a little rougher time adjusting to having a large metal football in his mouth and complained a little during lunch that he was having trouble eating. He seems satisfied by our encouragements that it will just take some time to get used to though and I think he thought it was fun and special that I cut up his sandwich for him so he could eat it.

I caught him after lunch trying to take it out and asking when he could take it out and why he couldn't take it out now. I told him when it starts getting warm outside again after winter is when he'll be able to take it off.

His biggest disappointment so far is that he can't make tooting noises with his mouth as easily as he used to. Ah, the mind of a four year old.

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