Will update

Well, I have been posting about Caroline a lot lately so I thought I would give an update about Will.  He is still as active as ever and all over the place.  He is rough and tumble to the extreme!  Justin figured out that the source of the diarrhea is not a virus it is molars!  His bottom 2 year molars are coming in.  He is also talking non stop, which I was hoping I would have a quiet kid because he was when he was a baby.  But he loves to sing and dance.  His favorite songs are Itsy Bitsy Spider, Puff the Magic Dragon, Lean on Me, Blessed Be the Name of the Lord, and lately Who Didn't Start the Fire.  Will breaks out into song at the most random times.  He knows lots of words to all of those songs.  For the most part we are able to understand what he is saying.  He doesn't get too upset with us when we don't know what he is saying.  So of the cute things that he says are mam-mich (sandwich), lay-lies (ladies), and beek-a-bug (ladybug).  Why he won't say the L for lady bug but will for ladies is beyond me.  He is the the cutest little thing ever and makes the whole family laugh everyday.  His imagination is going crazy (esp. with regards to deer coming) and that is really helping Caroline and WIll play better together.  Some of his favorite things are Curious George and anything with monkeys, climbing, jumping, gymnastics (includes all his favorites in one place), airplanes (granddaddy flies all of them!), helicopters, fire trucks, sirens,  and football.  Kids are crying, got to run.

Teeth update

ok, so Justin and I haven't made a decision yet but I did want to let you know that in my asking around I have started to notice a trend.  It seems that all the females I have spoken to all agree that sedation would be the best choice while all the males are against it.  How interesting and I am not sure what that means but it has to mean something right?!  I cancelled Caroline's appointment for Wednesday, BUT made another appointment to get a second opinion for the same day.

Conflicts Part II

Since we're soliciting advice from our loyal readership, let's make sure all the pros and cons are presented.  Putting someone to sleep is pretty risky considering we're talking about a routine dental procedure.  I mean, what are the chances of someone not waking up from that?  I'd say more than a 1% chance.  That's 1 in a 100 and when you're talking about MY little girl, those chances are too steep for a procedure that doesn't require being knocked out.  They talk about it all the time when you get put to sleep in the hospital; waivers, waivers, galore.

Additionally, the kid is 4.  It's not like she's incapable of dealing with the situation.  This will be something she will have to deal with down the road.  Raise your hand if you think you won't have a root canal and a crown in the ol' pie hole.  Exactly.  So, filling cavities will be in her future.  Kind of an early glimpse, but that is something that isn't going away.  I think Caroline is mature enough and smart enough to realize what is going on and be okay with a local anesthetic; and maybe some "Valium for kids" (good idea U. Paul).

Last point.  Anesthetics aren't exactly cheap.  Our dental insurance doesn't cover the entire procedure.  

Conflicts

What I am to do?  Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  Here is what I need help with.  I took Caroline and Will to the dentist and since the last time that I took them (6 months ago) Caroline now has about 6-7 cavities!!  Yikes!  One of them is so bad that it might have gotten down to the nerve and then they will have to put a crown on it.  All the cavities are between her molars top and bottom.   Justin and I now feel like horrible parents.  We brush and FLOSS her teeth every night.

But they (the dentist) want to put her to sleep to fix her teeth so it will be less traumatizing for her.  I tend to agree but Justin feels she would be able to handle it with just the gas.  I think with her being asleep she won't see the needles coming towards her or hear all the sounds of the drilling.

Please help!

Civic duty

So I was going to start potty training Will today but when he woke up with a diaper full of diarrhea I thought better of it.  Well actually Justin convinced me that I didn't need to start today since we all have a cold and I am watching 6 kids today, 2 of which are mine.

I am trying to help my neighbors do their civic duty and am watching their kids while they go vote.  I am offering my services only to a select group, meaning the ones that are voting for the same candidate that I already voted for with my absentee ballot!  

Go Vote!

Curious George

Will was Curious George for Halloween this year.  He loved being a monkey and even wanted to put on his monkey suit to go outside this afternoon.  He was so cute!

Chocolate mouth!  He kept asking everybody to take a bite of his banana that is stuck in his pocket.

Susan with princess Cinderella aka Ashley.  Caroline is in the very left of the picture but I don't have any pictures of her yet.  Ellie has some but hasn't sent them to me yet.  I am going to have to dress her back up and take some pictures of her as Little Bo Peep.  She was so cute!

Will loves the weightless feeling of being thrown into the air.  He was sitting on Graham's shoulders and Graham would drop down then jump up in the air.  You can tell by the pictures that he loves it.

Momma's cute monkey!

Substitute mom and other pictures

WIll decided that he needed a rest.  Only thing is he was laying in his tool bench.  This reminds me of when Keith was little and got stuck in our play shelves and while he was crying mom gets the camera and takes a picture.  Will thought it was a great place to rest.

Will decided that pink baby needed a feeding since her mom (Caroline) was at school.   He has the baby bottle in his hand and he is rocking himself by pushing off with his foot.

Last Sunday we went out on Mom and Pete's pontoon boat for a picnic lunch.  It was fantastic and this is one of my favorites from the boat ride.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!  I will get costume pictures posted later.