Last night I had my 9th dentist appointment dealing with my lower back molar (tooth #31, if that means anything to you). I was really looking forward to this particular appointment. No numbing, just take off the temporary crown, put on the permanent crown, and done. No more having to deal with work on this tooth anymore. I was really, really hoping the crown would fit and they wouldn't have to send it back to the lab to redo and I would have to go back another time.
I got to the dentist a few minutes early, so waited a few minutes to go back. The dental assistant took me back and took off the temporary crown and started trying on the new one. She would have me bite down and ask how it seemed. She seemed to think it was a little high. At that point I kept thinking, "Please no, just fit."
The dentist came in and was fitting it too, then decided he needed to cement it in and then check it better, since it would move when he'd check it. So he cemented it in and then left for about 10 minutes to let the cement harden. When he checked it, he did have to kind of grind it down in a couple of spots and thought it might still be a little high, but it would work. So he told me that if it starts hurting that tooth or the tooth it's hitting within the next couple of days to let them know, but we're calling it done. Yay!
And now I just get to go back in 3 weeks for my next cleaning. Hopefully I won't be starting this whole process over with another tooth.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Monday, October 27, 2008
Happy Birthday to Bryce!
Today is Bryce's 34th birthday. I feel bad because it seems like this year we're really not donig much for it. He had to go in to work an hour early this morning and will probably have to stay a bit late, then I have a dentist appointment at 7:00 tonight. And he probably won't even get a cake because I don't have all the things I would need to make his favorite cake. If I had the car today, I could go to the store to get the things I would need for it, but I let him take it because he seems to prefer to take it when I don't need it for doctor appointments or things like that. So I do feel a little bad.
It's incredible to me that he was 10 years younger than he is now when we got married. I know that's how it happens when you've been married for almost 10 years, but it really doesn't seem like we should be this much older. I'm sure I'll be saying the same thing 10 years from now, only it won't seem like we should be 20 years older than when we got married. We had our first kiss 10 years ago 2 days after his birthday. It's amazing how fast time flies.
I'm so lucky to be married to such a smart, talented, and wonderful man. He's a great dad and a great husband. I hope he has a very happy birthday, even though we probably won't get a chance to really celebrate it today.
It's incredible to me that he was 10 years younger than he is now when we got married. I know that's how it happens when you've been married for almost 10 years, but it really doesn't seem like we should be this much older. I'm sure I'll be saying the same thing 10 years from now, only it won't seem like we should be 20 years older than when we got married. We had our first kiss 10 years ago 2 days after his birthday. It's amazing how fast time flies.
I'm so lucky to be married to such a smart, talented, and wonderful man. He's a great dad and a great husband. I hope he has a very happy birthday, even though we probably won't get a chance to really celebrate it today.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Today's appointments
This morning I took Daniel in to the ENT to see about getting tubes. After hearing about the number of ear infections he has had over the past 8 months, the doctor said that he would be a good candidate for the tubes. He then checked out his ears to see how they were looking now. The left ear was of course fine, and he just looked for a second in the right ear and said, "This one burst." So apparently his ear drum burst with his last ear infection. He said that the hole had healed already and it wouldn't cause problems, which is always a good thing. Daniel is now scheduled to have tubes put in his ears on the 5th of November. Hopefully that will help reduce the number of ear infections, or at least help so he won't have too many problems because of them.
Alex's speech therapy was basically across the street from the ENT office and we had a few extra minutes, so I made a couple of calls from the van before we headed over. The first was to tell Bryce about how Daniel's appointment went and to tell him about a voicemail I got while I was in the office. The second was returning the call to the person who left me the voicemail. It was the receptionist at my dentist's office saying that my crown came in early and if we wanted, we could schedule my appointment for earlier in the week. It worked out really well to schedule it for Monday evening, even though it's Bryce's birthday then, so I did reschedule. I figured it would be one less time I'd have to make Katie tend my kids for me, and hopefully I'll get the tooth finished a few days sooner than I would have. The appointment on Monday will be the 9th time I've been to a dentist for this particular tooth. Yep that's right, I'll have gone nine times. (Yes, I picture that in Mr. Rooney's voice..."Nine times.") Knowing my luck, the crown won't fit and so I'll have to make it an even 10. I'm really hoping that won't be the case though. And Bryce's suits that were supposed to be ready on Monday are already ready, so he can go pick those up early too. Bonus.
Since I had Daniel with me, Alex had to go back to do his speech therapy session by himself today. His therapist Trisha told me that he did really well on his l's today, in every position. He did refuse to talk again when she did the g's. So today he didn't get a sticker. That was the first thing he told me. "I didn't even get a sticker today." Poor kid.
Alex's speech therapy was basically across the street from the ENT office and we had a few extra minutes, so I made a couple of calls from the van before we headed over. The first was to tell Bryce about how Daniel's appointment went and to tell him about a voicemail I got while I was in the office. The second was returning the call to the person who left me the voicemail. It was the receptionist at my dentist's office saying that my crown came in early and if we wanted, we could schedule my appointment for earlier in the week. It worked out really well to schedule it for Monday evening, even though it's Bryce's birthday then, so I did reschedule. I figured it would be one less time I'd have to make Katie tend my kids for me, and hopefully I'll get the tooth finished a few days sooner than I would have. The appointment on Monday will be the 9th time I've been to a dentist for this particular tooth. Yep that's right, I'll have gone nine times. (Yes, I picture that in Mr. Rooney's voice..."Nine times.") Knowing my luck, the crown won't fit and so I'll have to make it an even 10. I'm really hoping that won't be the case though. And Bryce's suits that were supposed to be ready on Monday are already ready, so he can go pick those up early too. Bonus.
Since I had Daniel with me, Alex had to go back to do his speech therapy session by himself today. His therapist Trisha told me that he did really well on his l's today, in every position. He did refuse to talk again when she did the g's. So today he didn't get a sticker. That was the first thing he told me. "I didn't even get a sticker today." Poor kid.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Daniel's follow-up
I took Daniel this morning to the doctor for his follow-up appointment from his last ear infection. I was impressed because they actually took me back to the examination room a couple minutes before the scheduled time for the appointment, but then I had to sit there for over 20 minutes waiting for the doctor to come in. Luckily, Katie was very nice again and watched Alex and Chris, so they weren't sitting in the room bored and Daniel was having a good time checking everything out in the room.
When the doctor came in, he looked through Daniel's chart at his past ear infections and with this last one, counted about 5 in the last 8 months. I thought it was only 4, but I could definitely be wrong about that. It all blends together.
He then looked in Daniel's ears to check on how they were doing and could see a kind of crusty scab in his right ear, left over from the infection. He also thinks there is still some fluid in there, but it should go away on its own. He said it looks good otherwise and the other ear looked fine.
Because he has had so many ear infections in such a short time and it is the beginning of the cold and flu season, he thought it would be best to refer us to the ENT office and have tubes put in. So I get to take Daniel there on Friday morning to see about getting tubes. Daniel also got a flu shot today and I'm supposed to take him back in about a month to get a second one. So no, these doctor appointments will never end.
Here are a couple pictures of Daniel waiting in the doctor's office:
Ben and Alex decided to put on their Cove Fort shirts last night and Ben made little signs that said Cove Fort (Alex is holding "Cove" and Ben is holding "Fort") and wanted me to take their pictures and show people, so here they are:
When the doctor came in, he looked through Daniel's chart at his past ear infections and with this last one, counted about 5 in the last 8 months. I thought it was only 4, but I could definitely be wrong about that. It all blends together.
He then looked in Daniel's ears to check on how they were doing and could see a kind of crusty scab in his right ear, left over from the infection. He also thinks there is still some fluid in there, but it should go away on its own. He said it looks good otherwise and the other ear looked fine.
Because he has had so many ear infections in such a short time and it is the beginning of the cold and flu season, he thought it would be best to refer us to the ENT office and have tubes put in. So I get to take Daniel there on Friday morning to see about getting tubes. Daniel also got a flu shot today and I'm supposed to take him back in about a month to get a second one. So no, these doctor appointments will never end.
Here are a couple pictures of Daniel waiting in the doctor's office:
Ben and Alex decided to put on their Cove Fort shirts last night and Ben made little signs that said Cove Fort (Alex is holding "Cove" and Ben is holding "Fort") and wanted me to take their pictures and show people, so here they are:
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Family Visits
My mom and dad came up to visit us on Wednesday and stayed through Saturday. It was a lot of fun to have them here. The kids really enjoyed being able to spend time with Grandma and Papa. I did feel a little bad that they ended up babysitting for us for some of the time they were here, but the kids loved it. Chris even keeps asking where his Grandma and Papa are and when I tell them that they went home, he'll say, "They went to our home." Then I have to tell him that no, they went to theirs. When we were getting ready to go to church this morning, he ran to the front door to look out to see if their car was here so he could ride over with them and was a little disappointed when it wasn't here.
Mom and Dad first got to tend for me on Thursday when I had to go to the dentist for my crown preparation and to get the temporary crown put on. They were a little nervous about how Daniel would be for them, since he doesn't know them, but he really liked hanging out with them, especially when they'd take him outside on walks. On the up side, I should only have one more dentist appointment and my crown will be finished. Almost 8 months after the first visit. Unfortunately, I have another cleaning appointment for 2 weeks after I get the crown. I'm thinking about changing it, just to give myself a break for a bit. But maybe I want to keep it just to try to prevent having to go through all this again.
The second time they got to tend was on Friday when I took Alex over to his speech therapy session. He did a bit better this time and talked a lot more than he did last time, although he still had a few minutes of refusing to say anything. It's usually the hard 'g' sound when he refuses to say anything. For some reason he really doesn't like to try to say it the right way at the beginning of words. He gest frustrated and feels bad. When we got home from speech therapy with lunch, Mom and Dad had Chris and Daniel out on another walk. Daniel gets pretty mad if we go out the front door without him now.
The third time Mom and Dad got to tend was when they offered to let Bryce and me go out on Friday night and get to spend the evening by ourselves. I thought it was very, very nice of them to offer. It was actually pretty nice to be able to enjoy a nice dinner at a restaurant without the kids. After we had dinner, we went to see a movie. It wasn't a great movie, but it was nice to actually be able to sit through the whole thing and not have to take one of the kids out. So THANK YOU, Mom and Dad, for letting us go out. We really appreciated it. You're the best parents ever! :)
Mom and Dad got to see Alex score 3 goals in his last soccer game of the fall season and got to see Ben start his game before they had to leave to go home on Saturday. Alex was very excited that they got to see him play so well.
It was really nice to have Mom and Dad here to visit. It seems like we don't get to see them nearly often enough, even though they live only a short 5 hour drive away. So thanks for coming to visit, Mom and Dad. We love you and we miss you already!
Mom and Dad first got to tend for me on Thursday when I had to go to the dentist for my crown preparation and to get the temporary crown put on. They were a little nervous about how Daniel would be for them, since he doesn't know them, but he really liked hanging out with them, especially when they'd take him outside on walks. On the up side, I should only have one more dentist appointment and my crown will be finished. Almost 8 months after the first visit. Unfortunately, I have another cleaning appointment for 2 weeks after I get the crown. I'm thinking about changing it, just to give myself a break for a bit. But maybe I want to keep it just to try to prevent having to go through all this again.
The second time they got to tend was on Friday when I took Alex over to his speech therapy session. He did a bit better this time and talked a lot more than he did last time, although he still had a few minutes of refusing to say anything. It's usually the hard 'g' sound when he refuses to say anything. For some reason he really doesn't like to try to say it the right way at the beginning of words. He gest frustrated and feels bad. When we got home from speech therapy with lunch, Mom and Dad had Chris and Daniel out on another walk. Daniel gets pretty mad if we go out the front door without him now.
The third time Mom and Dad got to tend was when they offered to let Bryce and me go out on Friday night and get to spend the evening by ourselves. I thought it was very, very nice of them to offer. It was actually pretty nice to be able to enjoy a nice dinner at a restaurant without the kids. After we had dinner, we went to see a movie. It wasn't a great movie, but it was nice to actually be able to sit through the whole thing and not have to take one of the kids out. So THANK YOU, Mom and Dad, for letting us go out. We really appreciated it. You're the best parents ever! :)
Mom and Dad got to see Alex score 3 goals in his last soccer game of the fall season and got to see Ben start his game before they had to leave to go home on Saturday. Alex was very excited that they got to see him play so well.
It was really nice to have Mom and Dad here to visit. It seems like we don't get to see them nearly often enough, even though they live only a short 5 hour drive away. So thanks for coming to visit, Mom and Dad. We love you and we miss you already!
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