Last week Ian and Ann-Marie went to have a dental check-up before school started. We found out Ian had his molars, so they needed to be sealed, 2 tiny baby teeth cavities, and the doctor decided to pull 2 baby teeth on the bottom front to help the other teeth come in a bit straighter. We scheduled all of this for yesterday (Wed.). Ian was such a trooper! Since I am very nervous at the dentist, I have always striven to make it a good experience for Ian. After about an hour and 1/2 of work (laughing gas and 3 shots of Novocain too) Ian was good to go! He only flinched once at the end when the 1st shots had kind of worn off and Dr. Ivan was pulling one of the teeth out. They just gave him the 3rd shot, waited maybe a minute, and went on about their business. Everyone in the office was very impressed and raved about how well he did. Just wait until next week when they have to give his mom a root canal and do an overlay (rather than a cap) on a back molar! The nervous shaking is a bit worse than the sweating, but if they give her the good stuff directly it works better (and the adrenaline rush takes her mind off the procedure!). The rest of the evening we called Ian "saber tooth Ian" because of the gauze rolls sticking out from the holes on either side of his mouth.
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Looks like school is off to a good start for you guys. I talked to Amy for about and hour today. It was fun to catch up on the GWA happenings. I am really loving BHE but boy is it a lot of work to start over. I may be having a little movers remorse right now, but just a little. Talk to you soon.
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