He is having problems with 2 front teeth (one of them chipped about a year ago) and we have been going to this other pediatric dentist to get fluoride varnishes done. Only, Gabe hated going there. Would cry at the sight of the doctor. I found another one try, World of Smiles, and his experience was much better. Instead of "the chair" kids sit on a giant bean bag with all kinds of stuffed animals and a tv is mounted on the wall. Craig laid on the bean bag with Gabe and both the doctor and dental assistant also laid down down with him to do check his teeth and give the varnish. She also explained to us that she believes those teeth had developmental issue with enamel, since all his other teeth are fine.
She recommended filling one tooth and capping the chipped one, giving us two options: do it sooner and he'd have to have a strong sedative during the procedure OR do it in about a year and a half (during which he'd continue with fluoride treatments) and he'd just be administered nitrous oxide (laughing gas) which is much less invasive. They are very, very careful about the experience your child has and making sure there is no trauma.
We're still thinking about it, but I believe we are leaning towards waiting.
Here are some pics of Gabe after his dental visit, playing with the plastic globe ball he was given at the office (in addition to a little firetruck).
We have 3.5 months to go until baby # 2 gets here. I have been brainstorming about easy ways to wear and care for my hair during the first few months after giving birth. With Gabe, I had locs and it was easy to wash them and not take the time to twist the roots because it still looked ok. However, my naps are loose now and getting longer and need to have a game plan.
Lately, my routine has been washing and doing two-stranded twists, which takes me about two hours to do, wear them a few days, then wear a twist-out by unraveling them. Kind of a two style-in-one deal. This last time I washed it, I decided to try bantu knots again; I tried months ago, but my hair was a lot shorter. Doesn't take as long to do, about 10-12 knots), and the bantu knot out gives you really big hair. Like Tracee Ross big hair, lol. Look and hair definition of course depends of hair texture. Last night I redid them, doing only 6 knots, watering, moisturizing and oiling my hair and in the morning hair was dry and it looked nice. I think it's nice, anyway, :) Here is a pic.
I am so tempted to blow dry and flat iron my hair and see how long it really is, but I am very wary of heat because I don't want my curls to die and not revert after washing. At the very least, I may blow dry sometime this year, but I have no idea when.
Hope everyone is having a good week!
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