The whole tooth and nothing but the tooth

Welllllll, I must say right off I'm NOT a dentist.

I am however a mother.

With a child who is hurting....

Because she still has a tooth that is turned around BACKWARD in her mouth!!!

The dentist decided that the tooth DOES need to come out but they want to have it come out by itself.....FOR NOW.

They want her to wiggle it, work it, push it, shove it, force it out.

Right.

Did I mention "it huuuurrrrrttts!"? And that it's swollen?

Sooooo, if it hasn't come out in 2 weeks then we get to schedule the extraction. Oh and did I mention that they didn't do it today because it takes a while? And did I also mention that they had "a while" because their next appointment (who is my lovable B) had cancelled? Yeah.

Thanks for that dentist person! Thanks for the sleepless night that my child is having. Thanks for the weeping, the wailing, the *gentle* gnashing of teeth. Thanks for the guilt I feel for being at work while she is miserable. Thanks for the frustration and helplessness my hubs is feeling because of his daughter's suffering. Thanks for the person my child will be in the morning from lack of sleep. Thank you for all of this; we owe this all to you and your *busy* schedule; we wouldn't be doing this without you. And that my friends is the tooth; the whole tooth and nothing but the TOOTH! *mwah*

Ow, ow, ow

Hayden has been complaining about her mouth hurting for the past couple weeks.

Hasn't seemed like anything is wrong to me. Granted she did have 4 loose teeth and she did lose 2 of those and have the new ones coming in. But she was complaining about the bottom where the teeth were barely loose. She has a dental appointment tomorrow and has been really nervous about it.

Fast forward to this evening when I was helping brush her teeth (she is going to see the dentist tomorrow after all!!) and realized that one of the teeth on the bottom coming in has made the tooth next to it turn SIDEWAYS AND LAY DOWN!!! My poor baby! No wonder it has been hurting. And no wonder she is nervous about the dentist. She was convinced that she was going to be getting braces tomorrow!!

Not sure what the dentist will be doing tomorrow. Pulling the tooth maybe? Hayden is upset because I will be at work and Grammy will be taking her to the dentist. I wish I could be there with her. Sounds a lot like last Wednesday's post but there it is. At least Mom won't have to worry about Belle too; it looks like she is going to a birthday party!

??????

I know we're not supposed to sweat the small things.

But what are you supposed to do when the small things *gang* up on you?

I'm. just. asking!

Really?

So my hubs just informed me that he is glad that we never had boys.

Why?

Because apparently I get really rowdy watching football games and he feels I would have been that way watching my boys play.

Well....duh!!

War Eagle!!

NO, NO, NO!!!

I just found out that there are plans to close our local public library in February 2010!! And we're just now hearing about it!

Our library is always packed. Any season, any time of day. Kids that live right around it still bike to it. They have story times that are attended by tons of people. Schools go there for field trips. We're there at least every other week, more often in the summer. How can they take that away from our community? I understand it's about funding and everything but shouldn't there be options to save it? I don't know if there is but I'm sure gonna try to find some way to try. If you have any ideas please let me know. HELP!!

Why is is

when the Mommy is continually bothered by the children it's okay but when it's the Daddy it's a huge problem? I'm.just.saying!

An Eventful Day

And I missed hearing all about it in person because I was at work.

I did however get a blow by blow description (no pun intended) of Belle's "massive" nosebleed and Hayden's "horrible" bleeding mouth followed by another lost tooth over the phone.

Sometimes (read: most of the time) I hate having to work and leave the family at home!! I love when I pick up the girls from school and I get to hear all about their days! Of course that is when the bickering starts; but it's also when I get to reconnect with my girls, hear about their day, school, their friends, lunch, tests, problems, accomplishments, issues, etc. It is our time and when Andy asks how was your day and they say "Ask Mommy" I know how their day was.

Please let that continue into their middle and high school years! And please let me not miss too much on my work Wednesdays!

Update

No chirping tonight.

Zora ate that chirping sucker today.

Thank goodness.

Aw man!

I worked this weekend.

Zora needed more crickets.

Andy and the kids went to get them.

The crickets they got chirp.

Not a big fan of chirping crickets.....in my house.

The good news:

1: I didn't have to go to PetSmart to get them.

2: They got them predusted with calcium (keeps me from having to dust them every day).

3: The way Zora's been putting away the crickets they'll be gone soon.

Oh my!

Insomnia is working overtime tonight. Watched The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Wow! That show is a total train wreck. All I can say is: Oh.my!

Seriously?

I've found that in the past 2 weeks I have learned more about bearded dragons than I ever thought I needed to know.

I know about basking lights, UV lights, night lights, cool zones, basking zones, rocks for their toenails, newspaper over sand (can give them an impaction when they're little; just in case you're wondering!), thermometers, hydrometers, crickets, calcium, Flukers, food, lizard poop (only every other day; sweet!), holding times (can't hold them after they eat; messes up their digestion!), misting, soaking.

You name it, I've learned it. So it was with great pride and joy that we noticed that Zora was shedding her tail skin.

Yes, this is a good thing. It means she is growing and happy. It means I'm doing a good job taking care of my daughter's lizard. So imagine my laughter when we're discussing her growing and being healthy and Hayden turns to me and says, "I guess I'm a really good lizard keeper". Seriously? Of course I looked at her with a perfectly straight face and said, "Yes honey, I guess that means YOU are an excellent lizard keeper". Mom of course is just chopped liver!

IT'S GAME DAY!!!!

I love weekends in the Fall!!

I love Buford Wolves Friday night football. 35-7 last night over North Hall!

I love Buford Rec Football Games for the girls in the morning and Auburn football in the afternoon. One game down today and one more to go. Auburn plays after that. Of course I have to work tonight but we'll overlook that.

I love Pro football on Sunday. Once again there is work, but overall the good outweighs the bad.

Go Wolves and War Eagle!!! Get excited......It's Game Day!!!

I'm healed!!

Well, at least I feel better. And that is a huge leap from where I was earlier this week. I was finally able to emerge from my bed during the day today, other than to pick up or drop off my kids. It may not sound like much but when you're able to sit up in bed without being dizzy for the first time in 3 days? Yeah, you're thanking your lucky stars!

Andy update: hasn't gotten sick. Working, working, working. Excited that football season has started. Can't believe the girls and I want to drive to North Hall to see Buford play tomorrow night but will still probably go with us. Still can't believe there is a lizard in our house as a pet and that he has to catch the uneaten crickets at the end of the day and put them back in the cricket keeper. Hey! I'm not gonna do it! Gross!!
Girls update: haven't gotten sick. Hayden finished ITBS testing with no obvious ill effects. Isabelle is kicking along and enjoying 1st grade. Cheering is going good. Go Wolves! They're starting piano next week. Hayden wants to be able to write music to go along with the songs she writes. Belle just wants to be able to play and this is a stepping stone to the guitar so she can "be a rockstar"!
Dog update: Gracie had an escape episode earlier this week, she tunneled her way outta the joint but was apprehended quickly. Stitch is Stitch: just possibly the best dog ever!!
Dragon: has seemed to almost double in size since we got her last week. She likes to watch us as we move about the house. She will crawl into your hand if you put it in there for her and will eat out of your hand too. Loves to stalk crickets but doesn't like to be watched while she does.

Just normal, typical goings ons in the Wiggs' household. Except that I'm pretty sure I almost died from the Strep Swine Influpneumonia. Okay, maybe not. But I am pretty sure that it was touch and go for a couple days. Phew! Glad that's over with! ;-)