New Milestone: Braces!

Jonah with Braces

A Day of Doctors

One of my least favorite things about moving is finding new doctors and dentists and all that entails. I really liked the dentist and the pediatrician we had in North Carolina, and I have mourned the need to find new ones now that we are in Florida. I spotted a dentist office nearby a couple of weeks ago and checked around for reviews online and even got a recommendation for the same dentist office on a discussion board. So I stopped in last week (on the way back from my eye doctor) and after talking with the front desk staff, went ahead and scheduled cleanings for both kids for today. 

That schedule was altered when I had to find a pediatrician for Jonah this week as well. He came down with a virus and was having a fever and ear pain yesterday. I was able to mitigate his discomfort and get him into a new pediatrician today. I'm not a big fan of urgent care unless it's truly urgent, and we need to find a regular pediatrician anyway. So, yesterday afternoon with on-line resources at my fingertips I made him an appointment for this morning with a new doctor - their online reviews were great and I could walk to their office in 10 minutes if I had to. The wait made me a little leery, but I really liked the doctor. And Elisabeth did excellent this afternoon in an unfamiliar dentist office. It was a full day of doctors, but, at least, I have two important things checked off my "To Do" list.

When this kid naps you know he's sick!

Dentistry diva with her cool shades and holding "Mr. Thirsty"

Baby to Adult Teeth

Jonah went back to the Dentist for his checkup and cleaning this week.  Since his last visit he lost a baby tooth and also has 4 permanent molars. I recall having seals put on my teeth as a child and when I mentioned it to Kelly he thought it sounded like a good idea.

So, at Jonah's appointment this week, he endured an additional 30 minutes of someones hands in his mouth in order to seal and protect those lifelong teeth.  He was such a trooper!  I was so proud of him.  He didn't complain and kept opening his mouth on command.  (The Vegetales cartoon on the screen definitely helped.)

We've been going to Stansell Dentistry in Brier Creek and they do a great job with the kids.  I like that we now have a dentist where we can all go and feel comfortable.

As an aside, my brother in law posted this picture on his facebook page of an example of what a child's skull looks like before their adult teeth come it.  It is very interesting but equally creepy, so don't click on this if your sensitive. Honestly, I found it a tad disturbing and couldn't get the image out of my mind for a good 30 minutes, so it is not for the faint hearted.  For those brave souls, here it is!

Elisabeth's 1st Dentist Appointment

She did great! She even tolerated the whirring brush in her mouth
during the cleaning.