A couple of weeks ago, I noticed that Ava had had a bump on her gums above her teeth that she fell on last January (about 2 weeks after we moved to France). I got recommended a dentist, so I called (thankfully he spoke English) and made the appointment. He fit us in within the next couple of days and very quickly prescribed an antibiotic for the infection and referred me to a pediatric dentist. I called the pediatric dentist and got right in. She saw us the next week, took x-rays and told me that Ava needed her 2 front teeth extracted, right before Christmas! The only thing I could think in my head was the song "All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth"! Last Monday, I took her in and she did amazing. It went way better than I ever thought. She did great on Monday, so I sent her to school on Tuesday. After school I asked her what she ate for lunch and she told me apples - I guess we didn't have to have scrambled eggs for breakfast and ice cream for lunch anymore!!
I kept talking up the tooth fairy so there would be some incentive, but she told me she was scared of it. What kid is scared of the tooth fairy??? So, we wrote the tooth fairy a note and put the note and teeth out on the balcony so the tooth fairy didn't have to come into her room at night. I didn't know what the going rate was for the tooth fairy, so we left 2 euros (lucky for her we use euros instead of dollars right now!). The problem was this week she told me she lost the "coins" and asked if she could "borrow some of mine since hers were gone". I am guessing this is only the beginning of "borrowing" money from us...
Showing off her new smile.
We didn't get to celebrate Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving day because Ken had to work and Ava had school, so we got together with some other Americans on Saturday night. It just smelled like Thanksgiving! Even though we aren't home, we are so thankful for our France family here. This year has been so great for our family and we are thankful for all the new people that we have met and things we have been able to do.
Some of the kids.
Kids table - I am not sure where Ava had gone...
Being crazy.
The Moms
For a couple of weeks before Thanksgiving, Beckett was limping when he got up in the morning and after naps. He never cried or complained that it was painful. He would just kind of fall over (and laugh) and then hobble around for about 15 minutes. Being the concerned mother that I am, I kept saying "Let's wait a couple of more days and then I will make an appointment". Well, the Friday after Thanksgiving, I picked him up from daycare and his teachers there told me it was really getting worse. So, I called the pediatrician and she wanted him seen right after I picked up Ava from school. I still wasn't super worried about it, so we got Ava and biked to the pediatrician (in the rain). The doctor said that she felt something and wanted x-rays done that night. She called to get me an appointment, but it was all of the way on the other side of town. Ken was still at work, it was dark, it was raining and my only method of transportation was my bike. So, I put the kids in the bike trailer and raced over to the radiologist as fast as I could. I had called Ken to let him know what was going on and he was planning on meeting us there. I managed to get there at 5:45 and the office closed at 6. We went on back and it took 3 tries of pinning Beckett down to try to get a somewhat clear picture. Beckett was sobbing and wouldn't lay still, the person taking the x-rays didn't speak English so she kept getting mad at me because I didn't know what she was saying (it was also way past 6 and I know she just wanted to get out of there), Ava was hungry and tired, and I was ready to meltdown. No one was telling me anything and so my mind automatically went to assuming the worst. Ken got to the office in time to help with try #2 and #3 of the x-rays. By time the radiologist looked at them, it was 6:45. Thankfully, he said everything looked normal and Beckett was fine. We celebrated with Domino's for dinner! I took Beckett in for a follow-up appointment this week and it looks like it could be from a virus. He is getting better (he isn't falling over when he wakes up anymore), but he isn't quite 100% yet. Hopefully this all clears up and we can be done with doctors and dentists for a while!
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