Thursday, July 16, 2009
♥ babies and dentists don't mix...
I took Kaison to the dentist for the first time today. It was hard. Not as hard as having blood drawn, but still pretty rough.
After waiting for 45 minutes (already a monumental task for a 14 month old) we say the drill sargent of a dentist! He came in and lectured me about Kaison and how he is not supposed to have anything other then water in his sippy cup unless he is eating a meal. Already an issue b/c we give Kaison milk and juice all day long. I also caught a lecture on not properly brushing his teeth everyday. Apparently I am supposed to restrain him, place a finger behind his back bottom tooth and brush until his gums are white...?! uhh... does that sound a little barbaric to anyone else? And get this after the initial visit or until the child can understand directions (a few years old) I am not allowed to be in the room with him for dental visits and I had to sign a waiver allowing them to restrain my child and that I understand sedatives may be used to calm Kaison. I get that kids can be tough to deal with and depending on what needs to be done I can understand the sedative to a degree, but this office seems a little harsh. What do you think?
I assisted in holding Kaison down while the dentist checked, brushed and used fluoride on Kaison's teeth and we discovered he seems to be missing a bottom tooth that should have come in by now. There seems to be no tooth in sight either. Since Kaison has taken a few headers I am wondering if he knocked it out and maybe swallowed it by accident. Hopefully not!
So that was our visit to the dentist. Not sure I care for how they do things there. I am thinking about doing a little research for the other area dentists.
In other news my Aunt and a few of my cousins from Port Charlotte, FL are in town! We are all going out to dinner tomorrow night with my Memere! I can't wait to see them! My cuz Courtney had a baby in November and this will be the first time I get to see him!
I also have a moral dilemma.... I have a brand new sofa and love seat set with a beautiful coffee table and nice end table over at my dad's house in one of his spare rooms. We bought it for our move to Florida, but I have decided to follow through with classes this winter and see if I get into the nursing program. If I don't (which I will know in the spring) we will make our move, but if I do then I will finish my degree here in NH. At the school last year only one person who was accepted and passed the NLN was put on a waiting list. So if I can pass the test and already have my prereqs done I will only have clinicals left.... I'm totally getting off base here....
So the furniture we bought I put up for sale on craigslist, but my dad has expressed that he likes it but can't afford it. Now I feel guilty b/c he is my dad and wants/needs some new furniture and there is mine sitting untouched in his house.
I'm pretty sure Shaun would not be okay with me just giving it to him, but I am torn about it. I could never ask him to pay me for it. I mean c'mon... he is half the reason I am on this planet. He raised me and spent countless amounts of money and time to ensure a happy childhood for me. So here I am.... unsure about what to do with the furniture.
I should point out that last year I gave my mother a new furniture set cause her stuff was crap. It wasn't brand new cause we had used it, but it was in awesome condition and may as well have been brand new.
There is my dilemma. If I give it to my dad I surely can't ask for it back down the road, but my dad has also been getting on me about it still being in his house. It was supposed to be gone by Oct. the latest cause that when we planned to move.
After waiting for 45 minutes (already a monumental task for a 14 month old) we say the drill sargent of a dentist! He came in and lectured me about Kaison and how he is not supposed to have anything other then water in his sippy cup unless he is eating a meal. Already an issue b/c we give Kaison milk and juice all day long. I also caught a lecture on not properly brushing his teeth everyday. Apparently I am supposed to restrain him, place a finger behind his back bottom tooth and brush until his gums are white...?! uhh... does that sound a little barbaric to anyone else? And get this after the initial visit or until the child can understand directions (a few years old) I am not allowed to be in the room with him for dental visits and I had to sign a waiver allowing them to restrain my child and that I understand sedatives may be used to calm Kaison. I get that kids can be tough to deal with and depending on what needs to be done I can understand the sedative to a degree, but this office seems a little harsh. What do you think?
I assisted in holding Kaison down while the dentist checked, brushed and used fluoride on Kaison's teeth and we discovered he seems to be missing a bottom tooth that should have come in by now. There seems to be no tooth in sight either. Since Kaison has taken a few headers I am wondering if he knocked it out and maybe swallowed it by accident. Hopefully not!
So that was our visit to the dentist. Not sure I care for how they do things there. I am thinking about doing a little research for the other area dentists.
In other news my Aunt and a few of my cousins from Port Charlotte, FL are in town! We are all going out to dinner tomorrow night with my Memere! I can't wait to see them! My cuz Courtney had a baby in November and this will be the first time I get to see him!
I also have a moral dilemma.... I have a brand new sofa and love seat set with a beautiful coffee table and nice end table over at my dad's house in one of his spare rooms. We bought it for our move to Florida, but I have decided to follow through with classes this winter and see if I get into the nursing program. If I don't (which I will know in the spring) we will make our move, but if I do then I will finish my degree here in NH. At the school last year only one person who was accepted and passed the NLN was put on a waiting list. So if I can pass the test and already have my prereqs done I will only have clinicals left.... I'm totally getting off base here....
So the furniture we bought I put up for sale on craigslist, but my dad has expressed that he likes it but can't afford it. Now I feel guilty b/c he is my dad and wants/needs some new furniture and there is mine sitting untouched in his house.
I'm pretty sure Shaun would not be okay with me just giving it to him, but I am torn about it. I could never ask him to pay me for it. I mean c'mon... he is half the reason I am on this planet. He raised me and spent countless amounts of money and time to ensure a happy childhood for me. So here I am.... unsure about what to do with the furniture.
I should point out that last year I gave my mother a new furniture set cause her stuff was crap. It wasn't brand new cause we had used it, but it was in awesome condition and may as well have been brand new.
There is my dilemma. If I give it to my dad I surely can't ask for it back down the road, but my dad has also been getting on me about it still being in his house. It was supposed to be gone by Oct. the latest cause that when we planned to move.
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