Get Wired

Today I went to Seth's orthodontist's office to

discuss what our options are for helping his teeth transition in.

Left: Full molding showing overbite

Center: Top set of teeth showing his molar that is being a hog

Right: His cute little chompers

 

The moldings were pretty neat and I'm sure Seth would have LOVED to check those out.

There are a number of issues that they would like to try to fix.

 

Seth's bottom teeth should be resting on the back sides of his top teeth - instead they are resting on the roof of his mouth.

STEP 1: Bring his bottom teeth out a bit to rest where they should be. By putting four braces on his top and bottom front teeth.

His upper left molar is being a hog and taking up two molar spaces.

STEP 2: Place a spring loaded bracket around his two back molars to help push those molars back in his mouth. This will involve a visit to the orthodontist every 3 weeks to adjust the tension.

His incisors have no place to come in, so they'll hang out in front of his other teeth like fangs.

STEP 3: With the front teeth having braces, they should help move his teeth forward a bit to make room for the incisors.

 

The not so great part about this, besides the expenses, is that this whole plan could be spoiled if his teeth decide to not cooperate in their growth process.

 

Oh - I can't forget that the other not so great part is that fact that Seth will have to avoid anything

sticky ~ chewy ~ hard ~ gooey

 

What does that mean?

 

No candy, syrup, apples, gum, etc. "alright" he says

No Peanut Butter "You've got to be kidding me!" Seth shouted

Right then Seth demanded that I go to the store and buy him four jars of peanut butter so he could eat them all up before the braces go on.

 

At least he was a good sport. We'll see how he manages when he starts going through PB withdrawals during those 1

 

Distractions Await

Tomorrow I have a big exam for A&P II on the heart, circulatory system and the lymphatic system. No big deal, right? Not so much when I had more time to study and actually sat in a lecture to learn about this. Now with only getting one hour a week of lecture which often times is taken up by reviewing past quizzes or exams, most of the learning is self-driven.

I've always struggled with my mind drifting while reading and now I think I have finally figured out why. I've self-diagnosed myself with ADHD. I'll be sitting here studying and next thing I know, I'm outside spraying down the dogs kennel or organizing the woodpile in the neighbors yard while burning twigs from mine.
Just a moment ago I used the excuse of needing hot cocoa. To the kitchen I went. Whipped up some cocoa in the Keurig and back to studying I went. Oh wait, what about marshmallows?
Now, here I sit blogging from my iPhone 4s rather than studying.

Ok really, back to the lymph questions... For now at least...

A Lost Memory

Seth showed me this picture from Grandma Loken's phone. We don't know where or when it was taken, just that he was inside the Toyota Camry and Grandma & Grandpa Loken's Dutch Star was out his window.

Look at how happy my baby is. This was a picture I needed to preserve.

I just want to jump into the picture and give him endless hugs and kisses.

I'm so lucky that he is mine :)

Homecoming

 

Today is Randolph's Homecoming Football Game.

 Randolph - 8

Mountain Lakes - 33

Having a stellar team from a small school district isn't very easy. When you only have class sizes of 30.

Skid & Bubbles(2)

I'm beginning to feel as though we are running our own pet store. With a black lab mix, Muska, a lab/shepherd mix, Indy, a purebred black lab, Belle, a miniature chihuahua, Chloe, a cat, Squirt and now two goldfish, Skiddish (Skid) and Bubbles replacement, Bubbles(2), we now have hit the max. No more animals until our acreage exceed 15.

Skid is smiling for the camera and B2 is showing us her nice physique. I'm sure it's pretty clear who each fish belongs to.

Stripes & Polka Dot Day

It's Homecoming Week at Randolph and this is what Seth wants to wear.

-Misbuttoned striped dress shirt
-Mismatched striped cotton shorts
-Black socks with stripes on the toes

Yes, he is really okay with wearing this to school. Why? Because he's a boy.

Does he like to dress like this often?
Yes, almost daily.

Young Man with Ideas

This school year I have asked that each day when the kids come home from school they are to do their homework, chores, and then sit for 15 minutes to read a book.

Why a book? Seth hates reading, and he needs to practice to help conquer his dyslexia. His frequent attitude towards much in life (that requires effort) is "I can't". Well, that's not acceptable in this house!

Nick handed Seth a book that he checked out from the Randolph School twice as a kid.

Henry Ford - Young Man With Ideas

We hope that Seth will take away an important message from Henry Ford.

"Whether you say you can, or can't, you're right."

I'm also hoping it won't take him 20 minutes and a gallon of tears to read two pages. It just breaks my heart :(