In order to get insurance to pay for the visit we opted to have his teeth cleaned. He actually did really great! It was an interesting experience to say the least. He got an X-ray which showed us why at least one of his teeth was hurting. He has short roots, so the dentist thought that he might lose that tooth before some of the others. Also at least 3 teeth were "mobile." I guess that means that they are loose but not enough to fall out...at least so they told me. When I asked how long it would be before I could expect for his mouth to start emptying out, they told me "several month." I was excited about that since his 5th birthday is April 4th and I wanted to get one more round of pictures in before he started the toothless grin.
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| In the Dentist Chair |
Unfortunately, we aren't so lucky. On Monday (3/21/11) Lucas sent home his sandwich from school almost untouched. He just said he wasn't hungry. On Tuesday, the sandwich came home again, but so did a complaining kid with a hurt tooth. Turns out it was dangling like it could fall out at any time. What the heck? Lying dentist!
Lucas didn't want to eat and even cried when he bit in to a banana on the way to school on Wednesday. Poor guy was upset that his tooth was going to fall out. I convinced him to go to school...finally. That is after I warned the teachers of his predicament. :-) When I picked him up from school at Hank's house, there he was, without that tooth. I asked him what happened and he said he was eating crackers and he ate the tooth. How do you eat a tooth? It sort of killed the tooth fairy idea, but we went with it anyway. He wasn't too impressed with the tooth fairy. That gold dollar she brought just didn't amount to what a toy would have. Oh well. Maybe next time. I think he is still too young to get it.
Below are some pictures of all the excitement.
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| BEFORE |
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| AFTER |
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| AFTER |
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| CELEBRATING AFTER AT BW3's WITH MAC/CHEESE & BATMAN |
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