Saturday, March 5, 2011

Dental Trauma - part 2

Friday night Cole gently bumped his face on the black dining table and screamed in pain, his tooth (yes, the same one that was pushed up completely beyond the gumline on Tuesday night) popped out. It was hanging by a shred of flesh and blood was again pouring out. I was more calm this time, so much so that B did not realize what had happened for a while. We grabbed the tooth, calmed Cole down and called Dr. Hull again. He was willing to meet at the office, but said if the tooth is out (and if it looks like it came out roots n all) there isn't much to do. We decided to call again if it kept bleeding. Dr Hull called early Saturday morning to check on Cole again, and we all decided to follow up with an appointment next week. Poor Cole was all swollen and shaken up again, but behaved very bravely. Poor baby! This pic is from Saturday night and shows the hole that will exist in Cole's smile until adult teeth eventually fill in.

Bbq daddy

The other morning when B went to make breakfast, Cole asked "daddy are you making pancakes?" B said that he was, and Cole followed up with "are you going to bbq them?" I guess he knows daddy's specialty!

Haircut for Phoenix

Cole's fab stylist, Elizabeth, have him a fresh cut for our vacation while dad shopped for the tooth fairy, mom consigned, and whole family stocked up on sunscreen at Pharmica. In the rocket chair Cole talked all about our upcoming plane trip.

Sunny Saturday

Walk to the playground and library on a cold but brilliant day. Got some great books and much needed vitamin D.




Dental Trauma, part 1

Tonight Cole hit his mouth on his metal Tonka truck and was bleeding profusely. We could tell at least one tooth was missing, but couldn't find it amid all the blood. I freaked, but B was cool and reassuring, holding Cole. We called Coles dentist, Dr. Hull, who reopened his office for us to come in. An exam and an x-ray determined that the tooth was just pushed up in to the gum line. Soft foods for a week, topical antibiotics, and swelling beyond recognition. Heart breaking for both of us, Cole has been more resilient than us.


Friday, March 4, 2011

Snack time


Cole and Cora both sat at the table and enjoyed cheerios, and Cole ate an orange too.

I'm a big girl

Cora would only drink her bottle standing up this morning.