Chip

After our night at Prairie Lights and our fun trip to Grapevine, we woke up Saturday morning at my mom's house and were getting ready to take Lane to Gran's for the day to play.  He was playing in the living room, mom was in the kitchen, and I was in the bedroom getting ready.  We all of a sudden heard a scream and mom called me in saying he had hit his mouth.  I immediately scooped him up and rushed to the bathroom.  There was no blood, so I wasn't sure where he hit, but I pulled back his lip and my heart dropped.  He had chipped his front tooth!  It didn't look bad enough to be loose and there was no gum damage, so I was relieved about that.  

He was sitting on his knees looking at a music box at the coffee table and we think he must have slipped and bumped the tooth on the stone top of the table or was possibly resting his teeth on the tabletop.  He told us "I was just looking at that football music thing and then I bit the table!"  Poor guy!

He was pretty upset saying it hurt and I think my reaction made it worse on him.  I don't know why it bothered me so much, but it did.  I knew his smile wouldn't be the same and he will have a chipped front tooth until the thing falls out when he's in grade school.  But....he is ok and that is all that matters!

He makes me think of the little teacup named Chip on Beauty and the Beast  :)

I took him to the dentist when we got back to Austin and he said it will be just fine.  He didn't think it was bad enough to do any nerve damage to turn the tooth gray or dark, and he even said that most likely it will even itself out in the coming years as he grows.  Made me feel so much better!

So, without further ado....here is our handsome boy and his new smile:

Still handsome as ever--and you can hardly even tell!!

First Trip to the Dentist

Last week Lane had his first dental check-up!  I googled around looking for dentists and found one that looked good to me, so we went ahead and scheduled him an appointment.  I wanted to have the option of going back with him, and a lot of pediatric dentists don't allow parents back after the kids get a certain age.  Dr. Thiel lets parents come back up to any age, but encourages kids to come back on their own if they will once they get a little older.  The hygienists were really nice and did a great job with Lane.  I didn't know how he would act...you just never know with him.  I expected him to have a few freak-outs and possibly refuse them access to his teeth, but he surprised me and did SO well!  

He loved playing with this train table in the lobby.  I think Santa may have to bring some train tracks for Lane this year!

The hygienists brought him puzzle after puzzle and it helped a lot.  He took his stuffed leopard with him for support. :)

First, she just looked at his teeth and let him choose a toothbrush.  She brushed around in there, slowly gaining his trust!

CHEESE!

He was letting her do a lot, so she decided to go ahead and clean his teeth with the polisher and prophy paste.  He chose bubblegum flavor and was really good about opening for her and allowing her to clean!

Getting them nice and shiny!

He liked the light and would tell her "shine it on this truck!"  (pointing to the pieces on his puzzle for her to shine it on.)

She gave him a flouride treatment and showed him how she would suck it out with the suction straw.  He liked that "sucky straw" a lot!

A quick peek from Dr. Thiel, himself.  He was a really nice guy and said Lane's teeth looked healthy and strong!  We are waiting for one more molar to come in and he will be finished cutting teeth for a few years.

After the appointment he got to go with the assistant to pick a prize.  He came back with THREE toy dinosaurs.  I guess he probably sweet-talked her into getting 3 instead of 1!  Or maybe she was just sucked in by his cuteness and was feeling generous!  :)

We go back in 6 months for another check-up.  We are so proud of Lane for doing such a wonderful job!