under the pillow???

on the eve of andrew's dentist appointment to have the first 2 of 6 cavities filled, i'm pondering what the "tooth monster" might leave under andrew's pillow tonight....

thoughts running through my mind are....

*a rotted tooth

*a penny (explaining that he'll only get the big bucks when visited by the "tooth fairy")

*a bag of rotted candy

*toothpaste, floss, mouthwash....any basic oral hygiene essentials

any thoughts????

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REALLY?!?!? I MEAN, REALLY?!?!?

no one gets hurt....as long as i get what i want

SERIOUSLY....OMG...

I CAN'T BELIEVE THESE ARE REAL CONVERSATIONS IN MY LIFE....

*while driving in car

jacob: mommy look that truck

me: yes i see it

j: what kind truck is it?

me: a pick up truck

j: why?

me: because it picks up stuff

j: why?

me: because it needs to carry stuff to other places

j: why?

me: because

j: well, why mommy?

me: hmmm. i don't know. why do you think jacob???

SILENCE....

*at home

j: i go poop mommy

me: you need to go poop?

j: yes i go in my crib later

me: why don't you go sit on the toilet and go poop now?

j: no! i go in crib later

me: if you go on the toilet you can have a pez *(yes, bribery at its best!)

j: no! i have poop in crib and then get pez

me: no jacob it doesn't work like that. you get the pez when you go on the toilet.

j: fine! then i no go poop at all mommy!!!!

POUTS AND STOMPS AWAY...

me: ok jacob let's go upstairs. it's time to take a nap.

j: why?

me: because it's rest time

j: why?

me: because it's rest time

j: but why? it's daytime outside

me: yes. you're right.

j: why i have go sleep. it not night time outside

me: jacob it's time to take a nap.

j: well.......why?

me: because i said so jacob!!! (ps...i SWORE i would never use this line!!!)

j: (YELLING)...fine then. (pause) but it not night time mommy!

*Please note...I love my kids dearly and write entries like this to remind me of just that!

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what's the opposite of the tooth fairy???

could it be the tooth monster???

i'm not sure what it's called, but it has struck the banocy household! a recent visit to the dentist brought us the news that andrew has not one, not two, but...S-I-X cavities!!! hey...one for each year of his life, i suppose! now...mind you, i have NEVER had a cavity, so i was SHOCKED to hear this. andrew doesn't sit around and eat sugary foods, drink a lot of juice, or anything like that. i will say that about a year ago, he started brushing his own teeth (as opposed to one of us helping him) and i think that was the culprit.

we visited the pediatric dentist who will be filling andrew's teeth, and he was great! we'll go back on the 25th to get the 1st two filled. that appointment will be followed up by 2 more, with 2 fillings each time. UGH!!!

since finding out about the cavities, we've been MUCH MORE diligent about brushing andrew's teeth (we're doing it, not him!), flossing and then using a fluoride rinse for kids.

anyone been through this with their kids? any advice???

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