Ouch

Richard and I spent the morning at the dentist with Joseph. Last night poor little Joseph fell face first onto a big plastic bin and split the front of his gum and twisted one of his front baby teeth into a very odd position. He cried and needed lots of TLC for about a half hour, then declared himself fine. I said to him, "I am so sorry you got hurt" and he replied, "It's ok Mom, I'm fine" If you recall, I mentioned that Joseph was 100% boy, and for some reason he feels the need to prove it again and again. The dentist decided he would try to straighten it out and see how solid it still felt. So they got out the nitrous oxide which Joseph assured me smelled like pizza. And once he was nice and loopy he got several shots around his tooth. He said ouch a couple times during the shot process. The dentist started moving it back into position when pop, out it came, along with the ENTIRE root. I had no idea baby teeth were that HUGE with the root attached. So now he has a hole in his smile as well as a hole in his gum! We have been trying to take it easy this afternoon as it tends to dribble lightly from time to time. Poor little guy! His adult teeth will probably not come in for another couple of years, but I am sure Joseph will adjust to his missing tooth. I am feeling rather heartbroken about the whole thing. I am considering investing in a giant bubble to keep my little guy safe!! Tonight after dinner, at around 6:30, Joseph proclaimed he was tired and asked me to take him to bed. I did and he fell asleep almost instantly. A long day for a little guy!!