The Dentist!

Today was dentist day for the Walters' clan! All four of us had check ups today including Charlotte's first check up! The girls both did SO much better than I expected. Julia checked out the Bernstein Bears dentist book from the library last week and we have been talking about having Granddad check our teeth. When Laurie came out to ask who was going first Julia's hand got about halfway up and then she quickly pointed to Charlotte and said "Charlotte is"! Julia did end up going first though and Charlotte watched every move. They were both pretty cautious about everything going on but neither one of them cried or pitched a fit. Success!

Showing off her clean teeth!

Thanks for the check up, Granddad!

Princess Teeth & Equestrian Wear

Today was the day Julia had to have her dental work done.  We got up super early this morning to be at Southeast in Dothan at 5:00. She wasn't too sure where we were going or why we were going there. I told her that she had to get checked out to make sure she was healthy before her horse show tomorrow. I was actually pleasantly surprised at how well she did.

Squirt went with her.

Just doing a little light reading while she waited on the nurses.

They took her back about 7:00 and it took about 2 and a half hours from the time we left her until the time Dr. Crowder came to get us. They ended up having to do 3 silver caps on her back molars. It wasn't the ideal outcome, but it was the best thing and since they're on her molars you can't even see them.

When she came back to the room she was pretty out of it. When woke up a little she looked at her arm and said "Mommy, I look like a mummy".

Showing me her mummy arm

She was anxious to get the IV out of her arm. Once they got it out and changed clothes she fell back asleep while we were waiting on discharge papers.

We got home around lunch and I had high hopes for a nap. Unfortunately, Julia seemed to have napped all she needed. We did lay in bed and watch a movie and rest though. 

This afternoon she was back to normal.  She has been asking to try on her "horse riding clothes" so we put everything on to make sure we're set for her first horse show tomorrow. She got SO excited when she got everything on. She said "I can't believe I'm going to be in a real horse show"! She may not win tomorrow, but I guarantee she'll be the cutest one out there!

We went over to Jay and Dianne's this afternoon and got Charlotte. She always enjoys one on one time, but I was glad to have her back!

Today was an early morning and tomorrow's going to be a long day so we're heading to bed early. Julia's so excited I just hope she can sleep tonight!

The Dentist...Again

Julia and I got up this morning and headed to Dothan for her 9:00 appointment. I didn't exactly tell her where we were going, I just told her we were going to see granddads friend. She was a little apprehensive when we got there but they gave her some "juice" to ease her nerves before they took her back. The following pictures and video are a result of the "juice"!

Julia's "Minnie Mouse nose"

We attempted the fillings but Dr. Crowder and I agreed that with as jumpy and apprehensive as she was even with the "juice" and gas that we would probably be better to try it another way. She wasn't bad. She didn't yell, cry, or scream but she was however very unsure of what was going on. You could see a look of terror in her eyes when they put the thing in her mouth so she couldn't close it and I was having to hold her arms still while Dr. Crowder's assistant held the gas on her face. Dr. Crowder and I agreed that even if we fought through the two today we'd still have to go back and fill the two on the other side and we were afraid she might be terrified of the dentist forever! So, we're going to have to take her to the hospital and have her put to sleep to fill them. The good news is that they will be able to fill all of them at one time as well as do a good cleaning and take x-rays. It's not exactly the outcome I had hoped for but it is the outcome that I kinda expected.

This is certainly not the best picture of Charlotte, but you can see her face. Poor girl got it good!