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Dental work

I wrote earlier that I went to the dentist on Tuesday, and had no cavities. The reason I had no cavities is that all the places where I can get cavities have already been filled.

Today it was the girls' turn to go to the dentist. Eleanor was "a little nervous," but she said it turned out really well. Amanda was all eyes, and basically said nothing the whole time but watched everything. They both did very well.

The dentist asked if Eleanor was the higher strung of the two, which I thought was very observant. He noticed that Amanda was generally more laid back and went with the flow better... They both did very well and enjoyed the toys at the end.

Unfortunately, they both seem to have inherited my teeth (which I got from my dad) instead of Michael's. This means that they are very crowded and coming in crooked (orthodontist, here we come!). In addition, Eleanor shows a tendency to get cavities between her teeth and grind her teeth. Amanda has deep grooves in her molars and already has a cavity in one...

So we go back in a few weeks and get their cavities filled. Luke gets to wait around in the waiting room some more, they both get laughing gas (he especially suggested this for Eleanor... Eleanor on nitrous oxide is something I want to see =) and we will see if we can keep their teeth cavity free from now on. Oh, well, as my friend says, "You got kids, you got trouble."
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