From the moment we knew we were having a baby, I hoped he or she would get their daddy's teeth. I have terrible teeth. As a child Instead of getting an ice cream cone for having zero cavities I got to go back to the dentist to have 6 cavities filled. At the time, my mom didn't know any better and she didn't know that while my brother rarely brushed his teeth, I was brushing both morning and night. I spent a lot of time in the dentist's chair. We would go every six months and I was lucky enough to go back once or even twice in-between. I seriously hate going to the dentist!
When Molly's teeth started coming in, her pediatrician could see that they were very close together. He advised that we floss her teeth. We have been so good at taking care of her teeth. Molly never took a bottle, so she never went to sleep with milk or juice. It seems that it has all been for nothing! At her first "real" trip to the dentist, Molly had cavities between most of her front teeth and some between her molars. Her two front teeth were so bad that the dentist needed to put in crowns. Since there was so much work to be done, They had to put Molly out. She did a great job! I think she might even let me take her back.
It is hard spending so much money on teeth that are just going to fall out, but I guess it's important or something. Anyway...We are glad it's over and have decided that if she has more cavities next time, we're just going to stop brushing all together.
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I have heard people talk about their kid's falling asleep while playing or just laying there, but I didn't really believe it. These two pictures were on the very same day about an hour apart. I was seriously in shock. It was the easiest bedtime ever!
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Family pictures are a nightmare! You just never know what you're going to get. At least we're all in the picture, Right? We were able to get these done while in Washington with Brady's family. It was nice having the help. We'll see if we ever get these up on our wall.
Molly's cousin Ben moved away last month. I'm not sure if it's been harder on Molly or me. They spent a lot of time together. Molly and Ben play so well together and it was nice to let them play while we had some adult interaction. Ben has been gone about a month now and I'm pretty sure there hasn't been a day where Ben's name wasn't mentioned by Molly. It has been almost heartbreaking for me. Obviously I miss Lora, but it's seeing Molly miss her little buddy that hurts the most. Luckily they are only three hours away! Molly sure misses her Benners!