Spring Break Adventures - Day 4

Not every adventure is a fun adventure, as Cole can now attest to.  He went to the dentist yesterday with the plan of pulling two of the four teeth he needed to come out (the other two were scheduled for next week), but he left the dentist minus SIX TEETH!  He was doing such an excellent job with the first two, that the dentist thought it would be better to do the rest all at once, and I agreed wholeheartedly with that.  There were two teeth that were fairly loose when we got there, so they came out too.  SIX TEETH!  He handled it like an absolute champion.  I fared much worse.  I could've cried my eyes out when the dentist was giving Cole's teeth the "sleepy juice", it was really hurting him...and me.  Once that was over, the rest was smooth sailing.  With the minor exception that he swallowed the first tooth that came out and had to choke and gag it back up like a cat with a fur ball.  It was pretty funny when Cole reminded the dentist to be sure and catch his teeth before they went down his throat again.

Pre-dentist smile...so many teeth!

I was so nervous, but I didn't let on except when I literally spelled it out for the dentist.  Literally.  I said, "Doctor Joel, I'm really n-e-r-v-o-u-s."  He just kinda laughed at me, but I wanted him to be fully aware of the state I was in.   Cole was much more relaxed than me.  He looks pretty happy here.

He doesn't look happy anymore.

Daddy came home with a new fishing pole for Cole since he did such a great job with all this.  He feels really awesome now that he is the proud owner of his very own pole.  And they're going fishing this weekend with Grampa, so it worked out perfectly.  Sorry about the swollen cheeks and blood tinged shirt; but SIX TEETH, people, did I mention SIX TEETH?!

As promised to Cole, the Tooth Fairy brought extra special loot since the dentist had to take his teeth out; and no less than SIX.  Cole came into our room at 2:00 in the morning with his present, so I turned on the lights and we celebrated right then and there.  He was beyond THRILLED with the $20.00.  It was so cute.  And the Bionicle was a very specific, special request that the Tooth Fairy somehow managed to realize and grant.  (I actually had to buy it when he was at the store with me a few days ago, it was not that easy to pull off without his knowledge.  I had to create a diversion, stuff the box into one of my bags, and then hope and pray that someone didn't see me and think I was stealing it.)

Here is Cole's new Bionicle, and his new smile!

After we got home, Cole laid on the couch for a few hours, but by 4:00, he was right as rain and ready to hit the mean streets of the cul-de-sac on his scooter.  I am very proud of my Cole, and how well he did yesterday.  The dentist was too!  And I am so happy that we don't have to do this again in a few weeks.  Way to go, Coco Puff.  And I LOVE your new smile!  (MINUS SIX TEETH!)