The tooth fairy is pretty busy these days.  Kelsee (my #3) lost another tooth the Monday after Mother’s day.  She was so excited to show off her HOLE.  She came home from school and went right in to get a snack, like always.  After eating some cheetos she went into the bathroom and came out holding her tooth.  (thus the CHEESY smile!)

The best part of it was that little Delaney came running over to me and said “mama, look my toofs are coming out too.” And she wiggled her tongue back and forth in her mouth.   That little girl cracks me up!

How to loose 5 pounds in 2 days...

Just a couple of posts ago, I was complaining about my weight and needing to workout to LOOSE weight!  Well just 2 days later I got a HORRIBLE tooth ache.  After a full day of popping Advil every 3-4 hours I called my mom in PAIN!  She begged me to call the dentist.  So I caved, after 6 years of NOT going!  

Just a LITTLE background....

I am DEATHLY afraid of dentists!  I am NOT kidding!  They put a fear in me that is indescribable!  I have had this fear since I was a little girl.  I have HORRIBLE teeth and no enamel on them so I was at the dentist REGULARLY as a child.  My parents, both self employed at the time and parents to 6 small children, did what they could.  The dentist we saw was a member of our church.  Thinking he was a GOOD dentist and made it available for my parents to make payments for the services rendered. we kept going to him. I remember having to go in for root canals on all my molars (ya I had A LOT of cavities, don't judge me)  It seemed like I had them done like 2 days apart. I was in SO MUCH pain I swore I would NEVER go back.  And I didn't.... at least NOT to that dentist.  But a few years later my parents had found another AWESOME dentist to take care of our family.  LUCKILY he was able to pull out ALL of my molars that had broken or were abscessed. So needless to say I HAD to keep my wisdom teeth to that I would have teeth in the back to chew with.

Ok, so after that LONG story, here we are this past thursday (just 2 days ago)  I called a dentist out here and they had me in the office within 45 minutes.  Prescribed me medication and made an appt for the following morning to PULL that tooth.  So I took the med's, which made me violently ill, throwing up all night.  I made it to the dentist Friday morning and after a LONG pep talk from the dentist and TONS of numbing shots, the tooth was out.  After a few stitches, I was on my way.  I went to pick up my baby from my friends house right after.  I barely made it back in the car and down the road before it hit me and I threw up again.  I made it home... put the baby down for a nap and TRIED to sleep off the numbing  medication.  Well it wore off and the pain hit me like a ton of bricks!  I have a very high tolerance to pain, but this is way more than I can handle. Plus getting sick from the medication is making it even worse.

So I made it through friday, eating just a jello pudding and a slurpee. I got on the scale this morning and it said I had LOST 5 lbs.  My first thought was SA-WEET!  But then I thought, it's all gonna come back when I start to eat again.  Dang it!   I haven't been able to eat much today... some jello and a banana.  The pain is still intense and I can't wait for it to go away!

(thanks for listening to my sob story)

My toothless wonder

My Sydney LOVES to pull out her teeth.  I think sometimes it is a sick fixation she has.  Really. Or maybe its that she LOVES the money that the toothfairy bring her. (shhh don’t tell her I said that) 

 Twice now she has pulled out 2 teeth in the same day.  She is now missing 4 of her top teeth.  She recently lost 2 in 1 day which accounted for tooth #15 and #16.

(this is right after she had pulled out tooth #15 and #16 was loose)

Then she pulled out #16

and now her mouth looks like this..

one side

the other side

and the front view....

My toothless wonder!

You have Got to be KIDDING????

I have to start off this post by saying that I have NEVER liked talking about teeth, because talking about teeth ALWAYS leads to talking about Dentists..... and I can't stand dentists.  I have a HUGE fear of them and have ever since I was younger and had some HORRIBLE experiences with my dentist.  Thus I have been a REALLY bad mommy and have put off taking my girls to the dentist for the past few years... yes there I said it. It has been years since they went.  Daughter #2 (Sydney) was I believe 6 when she went last and she is 10 now. Yup I know I should get the MOTHER OF THE YEAR AWARD.

 

Well the reason why I post this is, 2 days ago.. my oldest (Haylee) started complaining that her tooth hurt.  Oh of course it was AFTER she was in bed and SHOULD have been asleep.  So I figured it was her was of just not going to bed.  Well, its now been 2 days and she still has complained it hurts.... so off to make a dentist appt for her I went.  I found a pediatric dentist out here at my parents.  (1 of the BIG problems is there is not a dentist in 29 or surrounding area that I would even think to take my girls too)  So we now have an appt for friday morning 8am.  Oh the joys.  

Well as the day wore on, daughter #2 came to me and said Hey mom I have a loose tooth.  Sure enough a tooth, the one right in front of 1 of her molars, is loose a little.  About 45 minutes later she comes to me with tooth in hand.  She had messed with it so much she pulled it out.  Then about an hour later I asked her where her tooth was and if she had put it in a plastic bag.  She said right here.... holding up the plastic bag... then she said Right here too, showing me ANOTHER tooth in her hand.  She said the one next to that one was a little loose too after pulling the 1st one so she got that one out to.

My question is..... I don't think its "normal" to loose 15 teeth by the age of 10. Is it?  Haylee has lost 16 teeth already.  My girls have like 3 sets of teeth I swear.  They are gonna cost me a HUGE fortune to fix their poor mouths.

 

OH! and to top it off daughter #3 has her 1st loose tooth!  She is So excited about it and just wants it OUT NOW!!!!

Why me?  I don't wanna deal with all this?  I would Love to just pull all their teeth out and then there would be no need for braces, retainers, fillings etc.  I am really thinking of doing mine too :)