It is ALL fun and games
Until somebody gets their tooth (really teeth) pulled out
Today was the day
They day my girl conquered her fears
(well one of them, she is still working on befriending a cricket)
She did great
Her grand dentist Dr. Bashara at Sweet Tooth Pediatric Dentistry worked his magic
If you have a child....I highly suggest going there
Calista and her blue-eyes got kicked out of our old dentist office
Well not so much kicked out as maybe they broke up with us
She gets a little dramatic about her mouth being touched
There were a few instances I had to hold her down for her routine teeth cleaning
And MAYBE there may have been an instance where she took the flosser out of the dental hygienist's hand
AND
It MAY have fallen to the ground a few feet away
(my sweet and innocent child would NEVER throw it on the ground)
AND
She MAY have refused to open her mouth
When she got her first and only cavity
They very nicely suggested we go to a Pediatric Dentist so she could get laughing gas for dental procedures
That may have been the best break up on earth
Flash forward.....
At her Ortho appointment on Tuesday they took x-rays to make sure her braces could come off
They can't
Her adult K-9 teeth (aka I teeth) are growing sideways and touching the root of her baby I teeth
He suggested she get her baby teeth pulled so they can grow in correctly
He of course suggested this in "Code" so Calista would not hear the words "extraction" or "pulling" or "torture"
Cut to today
I picked her up from school at 9:30 so she could take her antibiotic an hour before her appointment
(for her little heart to be safe from infection)
I was suppose to give her a Valium 30 minutes before her appointment
I normally don't like to drug my child, but for everyone's safety
It is for the best
I gave it to her 40 minutes before the procedure because she was having a nervous break down in the back seat
After one phone call from her Daddy with his awesome pep talk skills and a few jokes at his expense to make her laugh
AND
A surprise stop at Tilly's (her favorite store) to pick out a good luck necklace and to let the happy pill kick in
She was chatting away about how she thinks Tilly's should really start carrying Betsy Johnson items and then....
SILENCE
I knew something was wrong I turned to look at her
AND
She was looking around with a blank stare on her face, jackpot!
We made our way to the appointment
They are amazing at Sweet Tooth
As soon as we walked in the Sweet girls at the front desk spoke in "Code"
AND
Graciously understood she was feeling NO pain at the moment
But was still quite nervous
As soon as she was called back the panic set in
She made it through x-rays with her eyes as big as saucers
She made her way to the "torture" room
(and walked as slow as she could)
BUT
As soon as she sat down, she started trembling with fear and she couldn't stop
Seriously trembling and shaking with fear
(I thought she was having a siezure for a second)
They started the Nitris right away even during her teeth cleaning to keep her calm
I held on to her leg and foot to let her know I was still there
Every time she spoke she said the same thing
"So you are going to pull my teeth out and it is going to hurt, I know there will be a needle involved."
The dr. came in and while he was speaking to me I took my hand off of her leg
Suddenly I felt something in my armpit I looked down and it was her sparkly purple shoed foot
She had her leg at a 90 degree angle off of the chair to touch me
The Sweet dr. did well,
He hid the needle behind a Q-tip and gave her the shots while he was counting to 3
Instead of on 3.....good work Sweet dr.!
She had four shots,
I almost punched him, but my hand was too busy holding onto her foot to avoid another armpit kick
The Sweet hygenist was holding her hands,
However, when he got ready to yank the suckers out,
She removed her hands
I suddenly had a flash back to her flosser incident
So I quickly put one hand on her hands and one on her foot,
I have NEVER been more thankful for my long noodle arms....
They come in handy sometimes
That was it, it was over and she was still trembling, poor thing
She walked out of the office with gauze sticking out of her mouth on both sides
(do you know what a walrus looks like?)
She got into the car and then had a mini melt down
I drove the 20 minute drive back to Nana's with my right arm in the back seat holding her hand
Again, I was thankful for my long noodle arms
AND
I started thinking about how amazing this life is
The precisous little life that we live to the fullest and suck every ounce of joy out like its going out of style
Sure, it may have been tramatic
BUT
There was a Daddy who called with a pep talk and sent several IM's for the play by play during the procedure because he was scared too
There was a kick to the armpit just because she needed my touch
MY Mama touch to calm her down
There was a little blue-eyed babe that faced her fears like a Rock Star
There was a 20 minute hand holding session on the ride home
There was some mad mult-tasking skills driving and comforting
That was my Rock Star moment
I love this life, this crazy beautiful sometimes overly dramatic traumatic life
When we got to Nana's and changed her "oozing" gauze
(gross right???? that is what the Sweet dr. called the bleeding)
I got to spend time with my Mama and my babe
I got to use my Sweet mama skills to calm my beloved down
AND
Listen to her talk non-stop about what happened
Chatty Kathy she is, Chatty Kathy a she shall stay
(even with a numb tongue and mouth AND holes from missing teeth)
Mission accomplished, teeth out for my little lady
AND
My heart happy with the ever-existing promise that
As long as we have each other we can conquer anything
Here are some before and after shots
!!Warning there are missing teeth and gaping holes involved!!
Good Luck Necklace
Bye-Bye Baby Teeth
Chattin' it up.....
P.S. Maybe one day I will work on my clown, bird, midget fears
P.P.S. Don't judge me!
Love -
Rock Star Mama
