Aidan's dentist

If you have been a long time blog reader of mine, then you might remember about a year ago when I was so upset about Aidan having horrible teeth and eyes. In the same day, we learned he needed glasses AND the pediatric dentist we saw said he needed a root canal and 8 crowns!! Well, I'm glad to say that one year later, we have been working with a much more grounded, conservative dentist in Lawton, OK. Aidan has had 2 visits to him, and now today he had his first dental procedure. He was supposed to have 2 fillings and a cap, but it ended up being just 3 fillings. He was given oral sedation - and also as you know if you read my blogs, Aidan isn't very fond of sleeping. So while all the other children around us are conking out from their meds, Aidan is still very much wide awake when they come to get him. Shortly thereafter, we heard loud screams and Dail and I were sure it was Aidan. We sat in the waiting room with knots in our stomachs for quite a while. The screaming subsided, and about a hour later, the assistant emerged to bring us back to get our little guy. She carried our groggy boy out to us. She told us he did great- that he was only awake during the preparation, but he fell asleep for the actual procedure. I told her we heard screaming, and she assured us it wasn't him. Now we are at home, he's supposed to be sedentary the whole day, which is only possible if we let him watch TV 24/7. And, he's starving - poor guy - but is only supposed to have yogurt, milk, pudding, etc. He wants good solid food. Meanwhile, the tingly feeling has begun in his lips...he told me (in his slurred words) - "Mommy, they made something wrong with my mouth. It can't talk." :) He is drooling and rubbing his face on anything he can to get rid of that itchy feeling. But, as is always the case, he's no worse for wear. What a trooper!