Ian's Dental Work

Well yesterday was a long day for mom and dad.  Ian however came through unscathed and with flying colors.  All went very well and Ian was a very brave and good boy!

Our day started early, as we needed to get Sean going to go to daycare.  Ian woke up around 4 a.m. and didn't make it to the potty-got his pj's a little damp.  He went right back to sleep though and allowed us to get in the shower and cleaned up to start the day.  When time rolled around to get Sean going, neither of us had the heart.  :-)  He was so zonked out, we didn't want to wake him.  I decided that I could keep both of them out of school (daycare) and with me, even if Ian wasn't feeling well.  Jennifer was to go back to work after she was sure Ian was good.  

We got everyone dressed and breakfast in them and headed out to the dentists office.  Ian knew he was going to be seeing the dentist, but also knew if he was really brave he was going to be able to go shopping for a new toy afterwards if he felt like it.  We arrived at the 9 a.m. appointment about 10 minutes early.  Both boys were doing very well, and around 9 a.m. Ian was called.  They said that parents weren't allowed in during the procedure, and Ian was a little upset-he really wanted his daddy and mommy.  They allowed mommy to walk him back and once he was back there he was fine and mommy returned to us in the waiting room.

The waiting room was painted like the inside of the giant's castle from Jack and the Beanstalk.  It was really neat and they had cartoons playing.  Sean was awesome!  He normally gets bored then cranky, but was really good.  Jennifer decided to call work and tell them she couldn't leave her boy, and they gladly allowed her to take the whole day off.  About 30 minutes later, Ian called us up and let us know Ian was done and he was picking out his toy for being such a good boy!  Ian then came out all smiles with a new toy, a numbed cheek, and a shiny silver tooth to show off.  They said he took the nitrous gas very well and was just awesome getting his defective tooth grinded and capped.  

We went and got some groceries and Ian and Sean each got a new toy for both being so good!  Then we went home and mommy and daddy finally got to eat, before the boys decided the park was calling.  We were happy that Ian's numbness was wearing off and he didn't seem to be in any discomfort.  We gave him his recommended dose of Ibuprofen and headed to their favorite big slides at the park.  They played for a couple of hours at the park and had a blast.  Ian showing no signs of slowing down.  Afterwards we got the boys some lunch and decided to go see grandma at work, so Ian could show her his new shiny tooth.  Turns out, grandma has a gold tooth ;-), and had gotten Ian a special toy from her for being a brave boy!  Wow thats three toys in one day, and for something that was more traumatic to mom and dad than to him.

We finished the day by having a pizza, where Grandpa bought him a 'golden egg' (one of those $.25 machines with the cheap spider rings, etc inside Easter eggs) from the vending machine.  'Golden eggs' are his favorite.  He showed no signs of pain all day and even though I was up all night waiting on him, he never woke up in any pain.  :-)  This morning all returned to normal and everyone woke up happy (well Sean is always cranky in the morning ;-) ), and Ian had a neat story and shiny tooth to show everyone at school.

Poor Ian

Wow! Has it really been this long since I last posted?  Sheeez, better fire the webmaster.  :-)

Poor Ian, what's with the title you ask?  Well poor Ian has inherited his fathers teeth apparently.  I have had a couple of problems requireing fillings, and one exploding tooth that required half the tooth to be silver.  All these were accredited to defects/flaws in my teeth by my dentist.  On Ian's last check-up it was discovered that he too has a flawed tooth.  This one was not hardening properly.

Now the dentist said if he were older it wouldn't be an issue, as it would be falling out soon.  However since its still going to be with him for some time, he unfortunately is going to require a cap of some sort.  From what I understand they are going to have to knock him out and perform the procedure, so yet another scary parent moment.  Any way that should be this upcoming Monday morning, so if all goes well we can update this next week to let everyone know he is better.

Be safe!