It's gone…

The pediatric dentist couldn't save your teeth…

I was a nervous wreck all morning because I knew there was little hope in saving your teeth. I know they are baby teeth and that your permanent teeth will eventually grow out, but what upsets me is that you won't be getting your permanent teeth for 3 years! People used to always say how handsome you are, but I feel it's all ruined now! Maybe I'm being punished for thinking so highly of your looks… Your picture day at school will now capture you with missing teeth and that's something you can't ever get back.

I took a video this morning of you showing me your damaged teeth :-(

We went to your pediatric dentist at 1:30pm and there was another girl getting her teeth pulled out. I think hers was due to rotten teeth because she ate too much candy, but I felt a little reassured that kids are kids and these things happen. 

Your dentist was super nice and she was so sympathetic to me. I even started crying at one point while talking to her, but she just listened and assured me that everything was going to be okay. When she examined you, she told me that the best was to remove your 2 front teeth. She said leaving it would cause infections. She asked me how you were with needles because she needed to freeze your gums, and I told her you were pretty good about it. And you were good! You flinched a little near the end, but all in all you were good. She said the pulling of the teeth was going to be uncomfortable for you because of the pressure so she told me to hold you down so you couldn't move. That was just painful to do. Yes, your gums were numb, but you still screamed a blood curdling scream because of the pressure. I just started tearing up again because you lost those beautiful teeth.

I decided to take you to the mall afterwards to get you a pair of really nice boots (with good grip) because I felt partly at fault for not noticing that your boots had worn out. On the way to the mall, I got a call from one of your daycare teachers asking how you were doing. I had calmed down a lot from the day before so I was really appreciative that she called me to check up on you. She told me that she couldn't sleep because she was so beside herself for what had happened. That really made me feel better. I told her it wasn't her fault and that it was just an unfortunate accident. 

At the mall, you kept checking your reflection on the mirror because I think you found it funny that you looked a little different with no front teeth. I felt so badly every time I saw you that I bought you a graphic shirt (Toy Story) and an Avengers lunch box. I even treated  you to vanilla ice cream- your favourite!

I had taken a few vacation days off leading up to the holidays where I had planned on getting my hair done and meeting friends, but now I'm not so sure. I don't feel comfortable putting you back in daycare after your accident. I'm still on edge. I think I will have to cancel all my plans and just have you at home until you heal.

You in the dentist chair before your teeth extraction. You were watching Toy Story.

And here are your tooth saver treasure chests that your dentist put your teeth in. They told
me to put it under your pillow for the tooth fairy, but knowing you, you'll probably want to keep
the teeth so I decided not to show you your teeth.

The 2 perfect teeth that sadly fell off…