Well, Winter Break is not off to a good start. Aaron and I were getting ready for his 1st dentist appointment this morning when he tripped (and couldn't catch himself because I wrapped him in a towel after the tub) and smashed his face into a pile of plastic toys. There was lots and lots of blood from both lips and his top gums. His top right tooth was at a 45 degree angle pointed into his mouth. So our routine dental appointment turned into an emergency dental appointment. I highly recommend pre-scheduling all your emergency dental visits---they got us right in. I started to call the dentist as we drove and Aaron said (through the blood and crying), “no! don’t call a DENTIST!!! Call my Gaga. She is SMART. SHE will know what to do!!!!”
Aaron was amazing at the dentist. He had never been there before (obviously) and took xrays like a champ---even with the bum tooth. His dentist was absolutely wonderful with him. He had to use nitrous oxide (Aaron picked bubble gum-scented), numbing jelly and an injection of numbing medicine. Then the dentist realigned his tooth. It’s not as perfect as it was, but it’s not at a 45 degree angle either. As we headed back to the lobby Aaron was singing, “M-I-C-K-E-Y… M-O-U-S-E… It’s the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! Come inside, it’s fun inside!” I think he was a little high from huffin’ the gas.
When we finished up at the dentist we went straight to Gaga’s house (Aaron’s request….plus that’s where the liquor is and Mommy needed a drink! ). We both felt much better after our visit.
So now he has two fat lips and purple gums on the top. He is on soft foods and a mouth rinse for the next 2 weeks. We have to wait to see if the tooth will tighten back into place or if it will have to be pulled. He gets checked in 3 weeks. His dentist said there may be damage to his adult tooth down the line, but there is no way to tell yet and nothing we can do for it at this point.
Fourteen days left of Winter Break. Stay tuned!
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