Sunday, April 4, 2010
Dear Max,
The week started out on Mommy's birthday. Monday, March 29th, Daddy and I went back to work after our California Vacation. Later that afternoon Aunt Kathy came down to spend three day's of her spring break with us. We were so happy to see her, but you were especially happy to have her visit. You love your Aunt Kathy, and have such a great time with her. She spoils you with lot's of love and attention. Monday night we all went out to dinner at one of Mommy's favorite restaurants. It's a Greek restaurant. Auntie Andrea was able to join us too. We had a fun time and enjoyed spending the night with family. Tuesday Daddy was off of work, so you, Aunt Kathy and Daddy spent the day together. You actually spent the day getting new tires on Daddy's truck, based on the tire explosion we experienced coming home from California. Wednesday Daddy and Mommy were both back to work, so you got to spend the day with Aunt Kathy. It was fun for the two of you. It is also Grammie's birthday today. She's a special Grammie and it's so fun to have a day just to celebrate Grammie. We love her so much. When Mommy got home from work, Aunt Kathy, you and I all drove home to St. George.
Now, you may wonder, why were we leaving for "Easter weekend" so early. Well Max, here it is. A mommy confession. Remember last week, Monday, when Mommy stayed home from work, because she had pink eye. Well, that same day Mommy woke up with a horrible tooth ache. I was devastated. The reason why? I am deathly afraid of the dentist. I had a terrible experience as a child going to the dentist. Max, I even ran away from home one time when I was a young girl cause I was so afraid of going to the dentist. Now, here I am as an adult, having to face my childhood fears. I'll be honest, if I had not woke up with that terrible tooth ache, who knows when I would have actually taken the plunge and called a dentist. By the way...Daddy is in the same boat, just no tooth aches yet. So I looked up a dentist, and made the dreadful call. I cried the entire time I was on the phone with the dentist office, the sweet lady on the other end, was very understanding and asked if I could come in at 1:00 pm. I said yes, and just started sobbing. It was 10:00 am when I made the call and I had 3 hours to not chicken out! I cried the entire drive to the dentist. Grammie, Pappa and Daddy all kept calling giving words of encouragement and I'm sure praying that I wouldn't turn around. Well, I did it. I sat in the chair, palms sweating, tears trickling down my cheeks. They took x-ray's and looked inside my mouth. The dentist was talking with his assistant, talking in code about each and everyone of my teeth. Then he said that we were done and that they would meet me in the conference room to discuss my treatment plan. WHAT? Dentist offices have conference rooms? So, I sat down and they started talking and then pointed to the 2nd page... $18,962.00 WHAT?? That's before insurance... Right? The office lady responses with, your insurance covers $2,000.00 a year. So your balance would be $16,962.00... Oh My! Panic set in. My response, I'll need to talk with my husband about all of this. However, is their anything you can do for the pain I'm in RIGHT NOW! She call's the dentist in and he says, let me give you a prescription for Loratab. Um... I took an 800 ib the other day and it knocked my socks off. I'm not certain that is the right choice for me. The dentists response, it will take the pain away. And I walked out the door. No better off when I walked in. As a matter of a fact, worse off! And I started crying again. I called Daddy, I called Grammie, I called Papa and I called Aunt Andrea. All had some suggestions of talking with other dentists. I did some calling around and not much changed, until Grammie called her dentist back in St. George. They had me send up my x-ray's and my suggested treatment plan. They said that IF they did everything on the treatment plan their cost would be around $8,000.00. 1/2 of what they were quoting me here in Vegas. I couldn't believe it. And then the dentist said, I want to take a look at your teeth in person, but from the x-rays, I really don't think you need all that work done that they are suggesting. So we made an appointment for April 1st. Now, keep in mind this was March 22nd. I still had a week and 3 day's before the appointment, including a business trip, daddy's training and our little mini vacation all in California. And I was still in pain! Well, Dr. Hendrickson (the St. George dentist) called in a prescription for an antibiotic for me and within two days the crazy pain had gone away. And I was able to get through then next week till I got to the dentist office.
So Wednesday night we Aunt Kathy, you and I all drove to St. George, so I could go to the dentist on Thursday morning at 8:00 am. The doctor gave me a pill to take about a half hour before the appointment to relax me and then I put my ipod in an listened to a movie and then he put laughing gas on me. However, we did discover that my body metabolizes Novocaine really fast. So they had to keep giving me Novocaine shots to keep my mouth numb. We are thinking this is were things went wrong as a child. One shot of Novocaine and then the numbness wore off and they were still going to town on my mouth. Not good. Max, I lived through it! I will be honest, their is nothing that can scare a mommy into becoming brave like a dentist bill of $18,962.00. Let's be real, that's a little brother or sister for you! When Dr. Hendrickson was able to look inside my mouth, he said that I didn't need any crowns, and just the two root canals and then two on lays for a couple fillings that were coming loose. Look at that! It wasn't nearly as bad as the other dentist made it out to be!
So we started our Easter vacation with a visit to the dentist office, I will say, that it was much more pleasant than I was expecting. I will also say that the recovery I was not prepared for. It knocked me off my feet for a good two days. The pain was crazy bad, I even went back into the office on Friday just to have them look at them again. By Saturday night I was back to eating solid foods. And by Saturday late night when Daddy got to St. George I was feeling like a million bucks! Grammie and Papa took great care of you while I was laid up. Here are some pictures of how your Easter weekend was.
Reading Books with Grammie
ATV Rides with Grampie
You Love to go on the Vroom Vroom
Your helmet fits you lot's better this spring than it did last Fall, that's for sure!
Such handsome dudes!
Easter Sunday I was feeling so much better. After the morning session of conference, we met up with Aunt Kathy over at Grandma Trenholms to visit with her. We took a few of your plastic eggs to hide around her room, so she could watch you go on a little Easter egg hunt. She just can't believe how big you are getting. You are like a new little boy every time we get to see her.
Kisses from Grandma. Such a lucky boy!
After visiting with Grandma Trenholm we got back to Grammie and Papa's just in time to watch the 2nd session of conference. After conference we had a little Easter Egg hunt and then had our Easter dinner and you opened your Easter Baskets.
You did such a good job with the Easter Egg hunt.
The practice session definitely was a good idea!
Couple Lessons for Mommy:
1st Lesson: Easter Buckets = No Good
Your eggs kept falling out when you would swing the handles.
Next year, we will find you an Easter Basket
Second Lesson
Small Plastic Eggs = Cooper can fit in his mouth
Cooper kept finding the Eggs faster than you could. We would be telling you that their was an egg over there for you to get, and then realize that Cooper already had it.
Next Year, larger plastic eggs.
Find the Egg
Put it in the Basket
Then stop to see what is in the egg's
And Repeat
Find the Egg
Put it in the basket
Open the Egg to eat what's inside
It was a quite a pattern you had down.
Opening your Easter basket
And your favorite gift from the Eater Bunny....
BUBBLES!
Daddy, Papa and you blowing bubbles off the balcony
You decided to take a more comfortable seat for the bubble show.
Lot's of Ooohhs and Aaahhhs
Daddy is a great bubble blower!
It was a great Easter Sunday.
Happy Easter! We love you Max.
