Kris and I had our 6 month dental appointments this morning. Mmmm…smooth teeth. I really hate the scraping that they do at first but then when they use that round rubbery thing to basically buff your teeth…that’s a good thing. The hygienist I had this morning was new and we laughed at her inability to be anything but a dental nerd. She gets really excited about teeth and cleaning them. She practically bounced in her chair as she updated my gum chart. She was so excited that my gums were all in good shape and not bleeding while I’m 6 months pregnant. I always feel like I’m in elementary school again when I get a good report at the dentist. Unfortunately, it wasn’t all good. There’s a crack in one of my teeth, probably caused by my clenching them, that will require a crown. I’ve never had a crown done and I’m not looking forward to it, but I’m determined I will not put this type of things off and then allow myself to have weak and horrible teeth. I’d rather crown it before it’s in really bad shape and require something more extreme. My dad has weak teeth, my mom did too and I am hoping that I can overcome my genes by taking better and more consistent care of mine. I am also trying very hard to be aware of when I clench my teeth. My dad does the same thing and I don’t think it’s something I can fix with a night guard or anything…I think it’s something I have to handle by not allowing myself to get so stressed. I find myself clenching my teeth in traffic or when Owen and Joey are whining and crying at the same time, or when I’m feeding Joey and thinking about four other things that need to be done but I can’t do them because I’m sitting still with a baby. Bad thinking. I don’t grind…I clench, but it’s obviously affecting my teeth the same and I need to stop. NOW. At least I have great gums.
Owen seems to be feeling much better today. His temperature was still a little above normal when he woke up but he feels fine now. He’s coloring downstairs and I think we’ll just take it easy again today, hopefully get a good nap and then take him with us to church tonight. We both need to be at leadership dinner tonight so I don’t know what else to do but bring him along. I know that’s not the wisest thing for him as it will be another late night and he hasn’t been fever free for a complete 24 hours but there aren’t many kids usually and we’ll warn the care givers and maybe they can quarantine him.
I called Joey’s parents last night and told them it would be best if Joey weren’t here today…hopefully that doesn’t mess them up too much. I had already asked off for tomorrow but I think this is best and I really can’t help that he has a sinus infection or that Owen had a fever…these things just happen. It works well for me in that it allows me more time to prepare for company and the Night Of Laughter which is TOMORROW NIGHT!
Don’t stress about telling Joey’s parents he needed to stay home. You need to protect both kids. And yourself as a pregnant person. I’m glad you have good gums. I will sleep better knowing that! LOL Speaking of sleep, that is when I grind my teeth and sometimes rearange them. I don’t do it all the time, stressful times only.
Owen is coloring downstairs? Does he color on paper or all over? It sounded like you were just trusting him to be good with a crayon while you were upstairs………if so let us know how that came out!
Owen sits at the table to color and uses paper and crayons. He does at times get crayon on the table but that’s what the vinyl is for. It wipes right up. He can’t get down from his chair when he’s tucked in nice and tight on top of phone books so he’s a captive colorer…and yes…I leave him to it and blog while he’s busy. I don’t know how long I’ll be able to do this but for now it’s working and I’ll take advantage of it.
I used to be able to do that to Gabe, but now he can get out of his seat. Aaah well. It was nice while it lasted.