Ugh!
She just can't cut a break lately. Since the tooth extraction she has gotten Strep. A very constipated belly that needs 2 MONTHS of Miralax (now 6 weeks left). And now she has a dislocated jaw. Or so it may seem. The doctor was showing me the discrepancies between the left and right side. And telling me there was trauma that in 4 weeks time will heal if she eats soft foods for a Month.
Yesterday my aunt and I went to Target to get last minute items for her trip home. While there my cousin (who is six weeks younger than Abby) and she were chasing after a Red Balloon that only days before I blew up for her and Morgan to enjoy. He fell into her knocking her into a chair (at Grandma's House). The impact caused her frenulum to tear, a severely swollen upper lip, and bloody nose. And apparently a dislocated jaw. I just iced her lip seeing no damage and for the most part she ate and slept well. This morning however while attempting to eat her "Monkey O's" (Kix/Cheerios/Rice Krispies) she informed me that it hurt her teeth to eat and that she wanted to go to the doctor. She knows herself well enough that I only have to ask her if she is sure she needs to go, so I called them up and the rest is Abby's dental history.
She was a trooper again I must admit, but has been a bit whinier than before. . . mostly because of the pain from her jaw. But for the most part even though she hasn't had any meds . . . she hasn't said anything about the discomfort since the Doctors. The panoramic xray machine was AWESOME and Abby did a GREAT job standing perfectly still. Even this visits hygienist said she was VERY MATURE for her age. The doctor was great for even noticing that Abby was guarding her jaw. I sure as heck didn't see it, but am glad she had the know how to do her job competently. But I hope I don't see them again until November when the kids have their 6 month cleaning.
Morgan now has 7 teeth and is working on at least 1 more before his first birthday in 2 weeks! He is walking short distances unassisted. Unfortunately he isn't interested in anything but Cheerios, dried apple bits, and yogurt puffs, as well as whole milk. He isn't interested in soft things like bananas or meat sticks, small bits of ravioli, and so forth. . . they end up squished between his fingers and thrown on the floor or smeared in his hair and on his shirt. Morgan is a picky eater and I can't stand it! Other than that Morgan is jabbering and starting to respond to questions and is mumbling syllabic phrases. Like "You Did It!" which sounds like "OOoooo Deeed Eeeee" And "Ess" and "No". So I feel like I did ok raising him this past year as a stay at home mom. Even if I didn't do a lot of baby sign, and feed him from my breast, and carry him around and all that granola stuff. (No offense my granola friends. I commend you for being so firm in your beliefs.) I feel reaffirmed as a mom unlike what I felt with Abby until I started staying home with her. So yeah for me for not just spawning them but also being a proactive raiser of my kids as a stay-at-home mom. It certainly is going to be something I don't regret even if I was thrown into it without a parachute.
Now about the helmet...
