The storm before the calm

So we are looking at a hectic couple of weeks around here. Clayton's school work is really starting to pick up now that he's in the last two weeks of the summer term. He's got three big things this upcoming week and then it's finals week. We'll so be looking forward to the two weeks he has off after that before it starts all over again with his next set of classes.

The storm doesn't start there though. It started earlier this week. Some of you know and some of you don't know that when Andrew was a year old, he decided to try and knock a bunch of teeth out...twice. We ended up taking him to the dentist. We were lucky he kept all his teeth and as far as we can tell, there has been no long term damage or discoloration. Well, that kid is bound and determined to lose a tooth someway, somehow. He's been complaining of his mouth hurting for a week or so. He's kind of bad about picking at his gums when his nails get too long so I thought that was all that was wrong. When the pain didn't go away, Clayton fought Andrew and made him show daddy his mouth. Lo and behold, he had white spots on the gum below one of this molars. We immediately called the dentist who had us come in right away. We don't know what caused it and we aren't sure if it's just his gums or if it's affecting his tooth, too. Andrew was put on antibiotics and an appointment was made for two weeks out to have him sedated (that scares me) and, depending on the damage, possibly have either the tooth removed and a spacer put in or have part of his tooth removed and to have a crown put on. I was of course in tears. What did we do? Why is this happening? Why do I have to be so hormonal and emotional when I'm pregnant? We of course won't know until his appointment what's going on, but it's nerve wracking knowing something is wrong with your child and you can do absolutely nothing to help him other than give him his medicine and pray for the best. It could just be an infection of the gums and may not be affecting his tooth at all. That's what we're praying for.

So, we are getting ready to buckle down and push through the next couple of stress-filled weeks. If you don't hear anything from us for a while, don't despair. We're just chugging along trying to make the best of it. And we are hoping that this is the storm before the calm!