Roadtrip Part V

Saturday morning was another adventure! We had a slow morning, and even got to spend time with Uncle Curt. 

Curt asked Major to join him mowing the grass. Major did for a bit, but got off and said it was too loud! Boy has always had sensitive ears!

Ella Grace and Major both had a great time playing with Oliver the cat. Ella Grace tried to get him to ride the treadmill with her - it didn't turn out too well!

We played Mexican train dominoes.

Uncle Curt even taught Major some lessons -

Then, it was back to Oliver...poor cat!

For lunch we hit our favorite -

 Afterwards we went back to the park for some playtime.

 

Lo-Lo even gave Major an early birthday present.

 Back to annoying Oliver when we got home...

 and then a big surprise from Lo-Lo (and I can't even begin to tell you how much they have gotten in trouble with these things! I appreciate it, Sis!)

 Then, it was time to say good-bye. That's never fun.

But, my little superheros fell asleep on the way back to north Alabama, with masks on. hilarious!

And, finally! Our second to last tooth from "the tooth accident" finally decided to give up. It had been loose and tightened back up a few times. I pulled this one. And I vow this would be the last. I just can't handle that. I was so happy that it was out! And, yes, her other tooth was already coming in!

February...well, I guess I didn't get too many (or any) of our events up from February. My apologies! I guess we were too busy having a good time.

Friday Feb. 4, we took Ella Grace and her friend Megan, and Major to a movie a church. They played a short Veggie Tale movie along with another movie, an OLD movie! We all had a fun time, ate our share of popcorn and experienced our first of many times with an "odd man out". Not fun, but something we will have to learn eventually.

When we got home, it wasn't long before our first Feb company arrived. David, Laura, Austin and Caroline were in town and made it over for a night. We had fun catching up, the kids just relished in the time they had to play with each other. These kids never miss a beat!



On February 6, Ella Grace lost tooth #2! Daddy pulled it for her, but she begged and begged for him to do it! She was really excited about it since she knew what to expect this time.
Ella Grace even wrote Tooth Fairy a note to ask for a playdate. Unfortunately, Tooth Fairy said she would have to decline because she is so busy collecting teeth. Bummer!
The next weekend, Aunt D (Donna), my friend from college, was in town for work. She was able to spend a few extra days with us and another friend from high school. The big girls ate out Friday night and she stayed with us Friday night. We all (minus the big guys) went to the zoo Saturday morning, despite it being a little chilly.


We moved our cars and had a little picnic lunch in the back of the parking lot, and were able to catch up a little.
Donna left with Mrs. Beth and stayed with them Saturday night. So we said our good-byes...


Major needed a guys picture, too. ha!
I was able to help with Ella Grace's Valentine party at school. She did not want me to take her picture at all!



More later!

Another one bites the, uh....

After begging and begging her daddy, Ella Grace finally convinced Jeremy just to go ahead and pull her tooth. First things first, though, she had to get her Leappad so we could record the event, I had to video and she laid there bravely as Jeremy tugged and pulled tooth number 2.

And before she even lost her tooth, early in the evening, she wanted to write a letter to the Tooth Fairy, you know - so's to have it ready when the appointed time came -



Such a sweetie! Aren't kindergarteners special? You never know what what are going to do!

It happened on a Thursday night...

After weeks of a wiggly tooth, with Daddy's help, Ella Grace's first tooth was pulled!

Yea!

Are they coming back? #3

I haven't posted on Ella Grace's teeth in quite some time.

I think they have moved a lot - though on a daily basis I think otherwise!

10.03.10

10.16.10

10.23.10

3.18.11

Are they coming back? #2

10.26.10

10.16.10

10.03.10

Okay, what do you think now?

I guess I didn't make it clear!

In my last post, I asked for a break. Just a few days with nothing going on. I will be the very first to say I had a hard week last week. The end of the week didn't get much better.

My mom came into town Friday afternoon. Our neighborhood was having a yard sale and I wanted to participate. So, we started getting the kids ready for bed. I had tried lots of Ella Grace's winter clothes from 2009 on her to see if anything would still fit. Looks like we will be doing some shopping for that girl!

We read our Bible story, had brushed teeth and it was off to bed. Nana went out to get some things from her car and I was tucking Major in bed. Ella Grace was there, too, at the foot of the bed. I saw her climb up and I kissed Major and then THUD! She went to the floor. There was a brief moment of silence and then screams of pain and fear and panic. It wasn't a normal cry by any means. I rushed over and picked her up.She was holding her hand cupped under her mouth, mouth open. One look revealed missing teeth and blood. That was enough for me and I ran through the house with her in my arms to mom who was in the garage. I was panicking and couldn't get the door open fast enough. I knocked (or beat) on the door to get her attention, then finally managed to open the door. "HELP!" was all I could muster. Mom rushed over and got a glimpse, too. We took Ella Grace to the kitchen sink where we asked her to spit. It was awful. Mom asked me where her teeth were and I told her I didn't seem them. Mom had her, so I grabbed my phone and began calling our dentist while I made my way back to Major's room.

The answering service connected me to the dentist and he asked me to go to medcenter. That's a good 20 minutes from our house. He said I may also want to call the pediatric dentist in our town. SO, I grabbed Ella Grace a pair of shorts. Mom began putting her in the car with a towel and some ice for her mouth. I did think to grab some Tylenol and Mom gave that to her while I buckled up. And off we went.

I found the number to medcenter, and much to my luck, they were already closed for the night. (This was around 9:15.) I knew my mom would be calling my dad and sisters, as well as taking care of my little man who was quite unsure and upset of all that was happening around him. I called my good friend Laurie to look up the number to the pediatric dentist. Obviously, God wanted me to call her because Laurie said "Don't forget about Luke." I admit, I had to think for a minute. Who is Luke? OH, YES! LUKE! Luke is a friend we knew from our church who has his own dental practice. Laurie called Luke, Luke called me.He said he didn't mind meeting me at the hospital ER to take a look. Laurie, meanwhile, was on her way to come sit with me. I knew I was in for a long night at the ER. Ha! I'd already done it once that week, what was another night, right?

Dr. Luke met me at one of the big hospitals here and then so kindly offered to let me follow him to his office for an X-ray. Since Laurie hadn't made it just yet I called her and arranged to pick her up so she could ride with me. Bless little Ella Grace's heart, she just was so tired and kept asking to go home so she could go to bed. And I wanted nothing more than to be able to do that and re-do everything that had already happened.

The X-ray revealed some good news. Even though her three teeth were pushed pretty far into her gum 1) they were not split, broken, cracked or damaged and 2) they were not hurting the permanent teeth you could already see developing. Thank you, Jesus! However, there really was nothing that could be done at the moment. Dr. Luke said they could come back out on their own, when they were ready. It could take several weeks or several months. They could abscess, they could turn black and brown, they could come back partially, or just fine. They could be crooked or just need to be pulled. He sent the X-ray to the other dentist and we were going to call him first thing Monday morning. Dr. Luke called in an antibiotic. After dropping Laurie back off at her car, Ella Grace and I picked up her medicine.

We pretty much went to bed as soon as we got home. Ella Grace slept with me and was pretty peaceful all night. We did continue with our yard sale Saturday morning, though. We didn't get up early, just took our time. And I'm pretty glad we did. I thought we did well!

It was pretty cold. And what is a yard sale without repo-ing some of your old toys? See that toy in the back, they haven't played with it in like two years! Now it is their favorite and they fight over it!

This was Ella Grace Saturday morning. Can you tell how swollen she is through her nose and the left side of her face.

Warning on the next photo. It is kind of gross.

You can see where her teeth are missing here; the very front two and one to the left.

We went to church as usual Sunday morning. Ella Grace even said she wanted to go. Sunday night, the swelling had gone down tremendously.

This is before she went to bed Sunday night. You can still see the swelling under her nose.

Not smiling, you can tell her face looks a little different.

Here is another warning. The next pictures are kind of graphic.

Here you can see two of her teeth. The one on your right, her left, is actually rotated a little and angled.

Just another peek in her mouth.

This was Monday morning before we headed out to see the dentist.

The pediatric dentist was pretty confident that her teeth needed to be pulled. It was a quick visit to his office and a referral to an oral surgeon. That appointment was for 12:45 on Monday (October 4). We went immediately after the first appointment to drop off the X-ray and I wanted to get the paperwork over with. We actually saw a lady from church and that cheered Ella Grace up.

Choosing a treat at the pediatric dentist.

After wasting some time, we finally got to see the surgeon. After a little thinking he decided to wait to pull the teeth. Dr. F wanted to give them some time to see what they will do and if they will come back through. I was so, so excited. I didn't want to pull them and have to go through pain and discomfort with her mouth, especially when she says now that there is no pain.

So, that's how we ended last week.

Since my babies are okay, we are good. We have leaned on the Lord a lot the last couple of weeks. I am still praying her teeth back in!