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Oct. 13th, 2008 04:06 pmWe'll be back at the dentist twice more for fillings. The x-rays showed a lot of unexpected cavities. This also means that Scott and I are going over how to brush teeth every day with Cordelia and are making her take about five times as long over it as she wants to.
Her six year molars are hurting her. Saturday, she took a bite of bread and started crying because it touched where one of the teeth is coming through. Poor kid.
Right now, she looks a bit lopsided. Half of her face is still numb. She's been nagging me to tell her when her face is better. I've pointed out that she'll *feel* it, but she wants magic. She was very good for the two fillings we did today. She did what the dentist told her to, and the dentist has a very good manner for dealing with kids.
I was pleased by that. I sat and watched the whole thing, crocheting the whole time. The dentist later told me that some kids do better with parents and some don't. She said that she doesn't try to set a single policy because of that but instead waits to see how each kid seems to be. Cordelia's better with me there.
We got lucky today. C. works at the county courthouse and so had today off. She drove us both ways. Next week, Scott will be on vacation and will be able to take us in. The appointment the week after that may not be needed if Cordelia's up to a lot of fillings at once (the dentist said that, while she *can* do that many that fast, she wants the second appointment in case Cordelia can't handle sitting and being cooperative for long enough all at once).
I'd like to do something special for the girl as a congratulations for being brave. I have no idea what. If she weren't grounded, a meal out would do it (though I'm worried that that would be a bad precedent for various reasons even if she weren't grounded). That's not an option, and I don't want anything sugary. I think Scott's going to get her some stickers or a small book or a small toy or some such.
Her six year molars are hurting her. Saturday, she took a bite of bread and started crying because it touched where one of the teeth is coming through. Poor kid.
Right now, she looks a bit lopsided. Half of her face is still numb. She's been nagging me to tell her when her face is better. I've pointed out that she'll *feel* it, but she wants magic. She was very good for the two fillings we did today. She did what the dentist told her to, and the dentist has a very good manner for dealing with kids.
I was pleased by that. I sat and watched the whole thing, crocheting the whole time. The dentist later told me that some kids do better with parents and some don't. She said that she doesn't try to set a single policy because of that but instead waits to see how each kid seems to be. Cordelia's better with me there.
We got lucky today. C. works at the county courthouse and so had today off. She drove us both ways. Next week, Scott will be on vacation and will be able to take us in. The appointment the week after that may not be needed if Cordelia's up to a lot of fillings at once (the dentist said that, while she *can* do that many that fast, she wants the second appointment in case Cordelia can't handle sitting and being cooperative for long enough all at once).
I'd like to do something special for the girl as a congratulations for being brave. I have no idea what. If she weren't grounded, a meal out would do it (though I'm worried that that would be a bad precedent for various reasons even if she weren't grounded). That's not an option, and I don't want anything sugary. I think Scott's going to get her some stickers or a small book or a small toy or some such.
