whew

She made it through just fine. There was more than enough drama and panic for me but she is good and relatively pain free. She is a bit sore but eating okay and relatively happy. She is highly irritable and whiny, but I guess that is not the worst it could be. HATED to put her under, but she got all her dental work done.

There were some surprises in the x-rays so it was a little more than we expected that got done, but its over.

Now to pay the bill. DOH!!

Quick Update...Prayers please

Leni is going to get the procedure tomororw. Just turns out they hda an opening and the anesthesiologist only comes in every six weeks. It was do it now or wait six weeks and risk her getting worse and experiencing more pain AND having to juggle this and an infant. Figured now was a better deal.

Pray for her tomorrow morning (Friday).

Dentists and orthodotia for the little one

I don't even believe that this is happening.

Apparently in the very recent past, my daughter's teeth have gone to SHIT. I am NOT exaggerating. We went to see our new pediatric dentist who is awesome today, but the news was all all all all all bad! :(

We found out she has quite a few cavities. He said her teeth were clean and well taken care of, but extremely SOFT and susceptible to cavities. She has more cavities in her mouth NOW than I have ever had in my entire life. I had NONE on my baby teeth and a handful on my "big" teeth during my entire adulthood! HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?

I'm devastated because teeth are so important and knowing she'll have to endure some pain in the very near future just kills me.

We have an appointment Thursday to see the recommended kid orthodontist (I had no idea they existed) and get an estimate about what it will take to handle the situation. The dentist (who came highly recommended, and I see why now) HIGHLY recommended this orthodontist. The problem is, he's not in network! This means this might get really expensive.



We are looking at possible extractions of one to two teeth, a possible crown and quite a few fillings. It cannot happen in one session unless they use anesthesia which I am NOT thrilled about.

This particular ortho has an anesthesiologist come into his office while others have you go to the hospital for the procedure. Things are complicated by the fact that she is too light for some of the medicines they would usually use for numbing. :( My little light weight. :(

What a sad morning it was for me. With only one month before the baby arrives and lena with a couple of very bad teeth, we have to move QUITE quickly. I hope it all falls into place and we can do it. I hope we can afford it too! A PAYMENT PLAN is hopefully in my future!!

V-day weekend

What a great weekend it was! You know its rare to have a weekend when you don't feel anything was a disappointment. Usually you spend more time doing something work related or busy with to-do lists or just never get around to doing the things you need to get done. Sometimes you don't spend enough quality family time with loved ones or feel short changed because time flies so quickly. This was not one of those weekends.

Somehow, we managed to jam so much into it that needed to get done plus spend a ton of time having fun. There were happy surprises and a good time seemed to be had by all.

Elena got to go to her first "big kid" party at hubby's friend's house. It was very different from the little kid parties we have been to, but it was a good time. I got to meet the friend from work and his family and that was nice. We got along well and had a good time at the birthday party.

We also got to visit friends we hadn't seen in a long time. That was a nice thing to finally get around to too. They moved out of town and were in for the weekend, so it was great to reconnect.

Of course, it was Valentine's Day weekend as well. This went surprisingly well. My husband, who tries but struggles with romance, has never been great with these kinds of things. He tries, like i said before, but isn't always good at making me feel loved. This weekend was much different and it was a great change of pace!

I got flowers, delicious chocolate truffles (milk/white combo), Necco Sweethearts (my favorite candy for this holiday) and a very sweet card. It wasn't so much about the gifts as it was the sentiment and the words all weekend. I felt like he was trying to make me feel special and loved, and that is something I appreciate so much!

Busy weekends can be stressful, but this one was productive and enjoyable! It is good to have a great weekend from time to time! I was overdue!!!

Ouchie!!!

I don't know if a filling came out or what but OUCH my mouth hurts! Quite suddenly too! Saturday morning I brushed my teeth and got a real SHOCK--literally! :(

I have an appointment for Wednesday with the old dentist I used to see when I lived here, but no idea if he takes my insurance. Of course, my husband has the most obscure insurance that most people have never heard of. The regular billing person wasn't there so I have to wait for a call back tomorrow to find out if my insurance is accepted. I CERTAINLY HOPE so!

I didn't want to see a dentist at all while pregnant and I definitely don't want to see a new one! I hate seeing new doctors, especially for something important--or painful! :(

Wish me luck!!!

February begins.

I will be honest. I haven't posted because I LOVE THOSE PICTURES of my baby and hate to push them down! :) LOL I'm a nut, but once I had them all assembled, I just enjoyed looking at them so much!

We had her school party last week which went well and then her party here at home this past weekend. It was her birthday for a week and she's bummed that it ended, but she had a GREAT time! She got such great gifts including the kitchen we got her which she is in LOVE with. I'm so glad her last birthday as an "only child" was a good and memorable one! :)