I have so many stories to tell that I just haven't written down. So many stories for your listening reading pleasure. The last few weeks have been a blur and so I've been writing topics down but never quite making it to the computer to type them up. Suffice it to say after the Muffins event I was completely worn out and then I planned Sarah's birthday party and did a 1/2 marathon in the same weekend and I think it has taken me the last two weeks to finally catch up and be me again. It's probably better that I didn't write anything down because it wouldn't have made any sense and you would have been like, what?
So a couple weeks ago I took the kids to the dentist. Overall they like going to the dentist. I take them to a pediatric dentist so they have video games in the waiting room and they get to watch movies while they are having their teeth cleaned and they get to wear cool sunglasses so the light doesn't bother their eyes and they get all these horribly cheap but wonderful in their eyes toys to pick from when they leave. All I ever got was the scariest hygienist EVER who made my teeth hurt for at least three days because she scraped them so hard and for so long and then a very cheap metal ring that probably turned my fingers green. No wonder going to the dentist when I was a kid was such a terrorizing experience (Mom, you know it's true!).
Sarah was mad that I pulled the kids out of school because she was missing an ice cream party that I knew nothing about and Andy was so happy that he was waiting in the office when I got there. Amanda was just excited she was included. Sarah hates to miss school anyway but the missing the ice cream party was icing on the cake. Which means that I ended up taking the kids out for ice cream after their appointment because otherwise I would have never heard the end of it and I just couldn't put up with that on that particular day especially since Charlie was out of town and wouldn't have to join in the misery of listening to how horrible I was.
Once we arrived to the office and got settled everything was going great until we got to the part when you talk to the dentist. You know, they see the hygienist first and she tells them what a fantastic job they do brushing and just gushes about how wonderful they are and gives them fancy new tooth brushes and floss and then the dentist comes in and makes you feel like crap for not making them brush six times a day.
Basically, Andy looks good but has a few teeth growing in a little weird so we need to go get a second opinion from the orthodontist over the summer. Which reminds me, I still need to set up those appointments. Yes, I said those. The dentist wants me to see two orthodontists that have differing approaches to see which I like better. I get it, but all those appointments, free consultations or not, just bog me down and not make me want to do it. Hence the reason I still haven't called and made them (besides the fact that my days have flown by since said appointment). Sarah's teeth look amazing. No cavities, straight as can be, perfect. Which is great for her because she needs a win and deserves to be better than the other two at something. She kept asking me over and over again who had the best teeth just because she likes to hear she's best at something. Amanda, she was another story.
The kid is only four. She has had two cavities between her top two teeth for over six months and I keep asking them if they can postpone filling them because they are going to fall out soon anyway. That one they continue to agree on and we just brush the crap out of them. But this time the rest of her mouth was not so lucky. She had two that were between two of her back teeth that need to be fixed right away (because those teeth won't fall out until she's at least 10) and two more that are forming between two other teeth. Believe me, it is never a good thing when the dentist says your child has a "handful" of cavities. At four! Could it be because all she ever wants to eat is fruit snacks and candy. Probably. But I did ask if it was a brushing issue and they said it was all about flossing. Yeah, we never used to floss her teeth. We do now. Ugh!
I have a feeling after she gets those fillings that it may be a little easier to keep her off the candy. You know, that stuff causes cavities. If my hunch is correct that will only benefit me when I take her to her well visit so they don't yell at me for her diet as well. I swear that kids gets me in more trouble.
In conclusion, Sarah - positive, Andy - neutral, Amanda - in the negative. Not that we're keeping score or anything, but that would make life a little more interesting right now - as if I needed that!
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