To The Dentist

Tuesday, I took the kids to the dentist for their cleanings. Blaine was so excited because he's a weirdo. Kylee wasn't necessarily excited; she was just nonchalant because she's a teenager.

They did both kids at the same time. They were in rooms right next to each other. Kylee told me she didn't want me to go in her room. Blaine said, "Oh, good, Mom. You can just stay with me." But I did get a picture of Kylee before I headed next door. Then I went back to check on her, of course, because I'm the mom. When I went back the second time, she had on safety glasses and there was stuff all over her face. She got the power wash because of her braces.

Blaine just enjoyed 'Mr. Thirsty', the instrument that sucked the water out of his mouth. She let him hold it, so he kept asking when he was going to get some water so he could use Mr. Thirsty.

After the cleanings, we moved on to x-rays, while I was still running back and forth between rooms. Finally, they said, How about this, Mom, and opened the doors that separated the rooms.

Hey, why didn't we do this earlier!?

Kylee did great with her x-rays.

Poor Blaine inherited my gag reflexes and could not keep that little bite-down plate in his mouth. After several attempts, they had to try something different and finally got his x-rays.

Kylee's teeth are all healthy. Blaine's, not so much. He has a cavity that started between two teeth and has eroded a lot of one and part of the other. The dentist said he could fill the cavities, but on the one tooth, the filling wouldn't last the life of the tooth. He could crown it, and that would last the life of the tooth. He said he could do it all there in his office, but he was afraid without some kind of sedation, it would traumatize him. In order to get sedation, we have to take him to a pediatric specialist. But he said he really thought that was the way to go because he wouldn't feel anything, and the pain afterwards would be minimal.

At this point, Blaine's excitement is gone, and he is FREAKING OUT upset and crying. I agreed that I wanted him to have sedation, so we are scheduled for June 5th. We could use your prayers.

Blaine was showing his Daddy later which tooth he was going to get his 'king' (crown) on, and actually seems excited about it. I'm sure that will change when he's in the chair. I'll update later.