Who knew teeth issues could be sooo much fun?!!? So Jack got his palette expander today. Sat like a champ while the final fittings were made and we were out the door a few minutes later. He didn't seem to mind that it made him talk funny...actually made him want to try to say all kinds of words, just to hear how they sounded. The biggest surprise was the drool! :-) Jack is having to re-learn how to swallow...so for the first few hours, there was a lot of drooling and spitting. Pretty darn funny really. By tonight he's a real pro! On top of the expander he also received a bite guard for his lower teeth. Apparently as the top gets expanded, it also can move forward - which for us is a desirable effect. We want his top front teeth in front of his bottom front teeth. Currently they are not. Long story short - he now was a retainer type device that fits over his bottom teeth. He is supposed to wear it 24/7 for the first week. Great, right? Except that he must remove it to eat. Here in lies the problem. Jack has trouble finding things staring him in the face...so I'm sure it will be a challenge to keep track of this removable move guard. Oh well....it will be a learning experience - he's only 7 right?!?
AND then - yes, that's right, the story is NOT over. So, tonight as we are eating our dinner - the new expander hasn't slowed Jack down one bit in this department. So as he's shoveling in his dinner - I noticed blood on the back of his hand. We searched and searched and finally I noticed that the snarly, side-ways, twisted, half-in/half-out tooth in Jack's mouth is gone. He's eaten it! So, he wrote the Tooth Fairy a letter explaining why there is no tooth tonight. Too funny! So, let's just say...we've had our share of teeth issues for today! 
Next week - will be a whole new story...Jack gets his face mask...aka...Iron Man! :-) Good times to follow.
2 comments:
J-man, if you wanted more to eat, I'm sure your mom would have given you some food. You didn't need to eat your tooth! That's a new way to get calcium I suppose...
Crazy stories!!! I didn't realize that he needed that much work on his teeth already! Ahhhh... hoping we are not in for that! My kids have enough issues I don't think having something in their mouth 24/7 would go over well! Good luck!!! Have you ever read the book Teeth are not for Biting?? I think in Jack's case it probably should be Teeth are not for Eating! That too shall pass :) (hopefully not painfully too) he he
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