so you all know alyssa, right? she's cute if i say so myself. sure, sometimes she gives me these totally cheesy smiles. like this one here … taken at sarah's birthday party in june.
and she has the most perfect smile … with all these perfectly lined up teeth that her dad paid a pretty penny for. lol! she wore the braces for a year and a half. and she got them off a year ago. and she has worn her retainers every night without any complaining … she's very responsible about it. but then she had these 2 teeth that decided to grow in … before the baby teeth could fall out.
how's that for a close-up? now, keep in mind … this photo was over 2 months ago. so see those 2 teeth coming out her gums? what are they called … eye teeth, fangs?!?! well, her left one wasn't too bad … and the baby tooth fell out last week. but the right one (on your left) … it was totally grown in and protruding out the gums. above where it should be … because the other tooth was still there. and the baby tooth wasn't even that loose … and had no wiggle room to even try and get out. and then … she had to stop wearing her top retainer about a month ago … because it wouldn't go in. then the top middle teeth .. they were starting to seperate. so between us and the orthodontist … we finally decided the tooth had to come out.
so yesterday, i took her in to the dentist after school. the dude checks out the tooth and decides that it really has no room to work itself out on it's own. so we figure we'll just freeze the gum area and get the tooth out. there really was no root left … so it shouldn't hurt too much … that's what he told us at least. so he put some stuff on the gum … no shots or anything … just some stuff that he squirted on. and then he waited for it to do it's job numbing up the area.
now … i have to tell you … i get the heebie-jeebies just watching kids wiggle loose teeth. it just creeps me out … and i hate to watch. and i hate the dentist. not personally … because they're very nice people. but i hate what they do there. even when i go for check-ups … i have my hands in my pockets the entire time i'm there … with my fists clenched as tight as they can. and i tend to hold my breath a lot when they're working on me … sometimes they stop and remind me to breathe.
so anyways … enough about me … and back to my girl. so she's numb. and the dentist pulls out this big metal tool … and grabs a hold of the tooth and starts pulling. what the heck?!?! alyssa was holding on to the chair for dear life … and you could definately tell that it wasn't completely pain-free. and he yanked … and then yanked some more. and it did come out. the tooth was out … and there was a good amount of blood. not gushing or anything … but some blood. he cotton balled her up … and we were done.
and what was her mother doing during that 47 seconds of tooth-pulling? was she by her daughters side, holding her hand, and giving her support and reassurance? NO, SHE WAS NOT. she was in the corner of the room, with her hands over her mouth in horror, eyes totally shut (but ever so slightly peeking out) … stunned by what was being done right in front of her … and trying really hard to stay focused and not pass out. seriously people! i was of no use to my little girl … how bad of a mom am i?!?! lol! when she called her dad last night … she told him that he should have taken her instead. lol!
Laura Vegas 
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